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UCON vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 UCON's duration was 4.4 years and VCIT's 6.0; VCIT charges 0.03% to UCON's 0.86%. Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VCIT costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; VCIT is far larger, $68.7bn against $3.3bn.

UCON vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
UCONVCIT
Expense ratio0.86%0.03%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026$3.3bn$68.7bn
Total return, 1 year−0.7%−1.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common5%
Below its high3.2%, high on Jun 29, 20264.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−0.7%
UCON total return, 1 year
−1.8%
VCIT total return, 1 year
0.86%
UCON expense ratio
0.03%
VCIT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, UCON and VCIT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding UCON VCIT
BA 6.528 05/01/34, due May 1, 2034 0.48% 0.28%
AMZN 4.875 03/13/36, due Mar 13, 2036 0.25% 0.30%
CRM 5.55 03/15/36, due Mar 15, 2036 0.27% 0.21%
T 3.875 04/30/31, due Apr 30, 2031 1.18% 0.18%
WFC V5.605 04/23/36, due Apr 23, 2036 0.20% 0.18%
GOOGL 4.7 11/15/35, due Nov 15, 2035 0.23% 0.17%
WFC V4.96 01/23/37, due Jan 23, 2037 0.24% 0.17%
WFC V5.389 04/24/34, due Apr 24, 2034 0.16% 0.16%
META 5.25 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 0.15% 0.15%
ORCL 5.7 02/04/36, due Feb 4, 2036 0.14% 0.27%
WFC V5.499 01/23/35, due Jan 23, 2035 0.14% 0.17%
SNPS 5.15 04/01/35, due Apr 1, 2035 0.24% 0.12%
Only in UCON
T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 2.33%
T 4.625 11/15/45, due Nov 15, 2045 2.13%
T 4.75 02/15/56, due Feb 15, 2056 2.12%
T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 1.69%
T 4.625 11/15/55, due Nov 15, 2055 1.04%
FN BM7755, due Jun 1, 2064 0.96%
BA 7.008 05/01/64, due May 1, 2064 0.81%
FNR 2024-82 CF, due Nov 25, 2054 0.73%
Only in VCIT
META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%
PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jun 1, 2034 0.24%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 23, 2036 0.23%
AMGEN INC, due Mar 2, 2033 0.23%

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On the same fields

UCON
First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
VCIT
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −0.7% −1.8%
Expense ratio 0.86% 0.03%
Holdings 453 2328
Net assets, UCON as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.1bn $66.6bn

UCON and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About UCON

UCON is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, UCON or VCIT?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, UCON returned −0.7% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, UCON or VCIT?
VCIT is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
UCON filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UCON prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for UCON ↗VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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