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VB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VB returned +14.4% to VCIT's −1.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $76.9bn for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF and $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VB on its own →VCIT on its own →
At a glance
+14.4%
VB total return, 1 year
−1.8%
VCIT total return, 1 year
0.03%
VB expense ratio
0.03%
VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.2 points; VB is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVBVCIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.4%−1.8%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Aug 14, 20263.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMorningstar US Small Cap IndexBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$76.9bn$66.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VB and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VB VCIT
MKTLIQ 0.03% 0.58%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VB
SLCMT1142 1.31%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Twilio Inc 0.57%
Revolution Medicines Inc 0.53%
Everpure Inc 0.52%
Illumina Inc 0.52%
Okta Inc 0.44%
Moderna Inc 0.44%
Only in VCIT
Amazon.com Inc 0.29%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.27%
Boeing Co 0.27%
Bank of America Corp 0.27%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.26%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.26%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.25%
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Side by side

VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Small-Cap Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +14.4% −1.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 1303 2340
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $76.9bn $66.6bn

VB and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
VB

VB tracks an index of Small-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,303 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VB or VCIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +14.4% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, VB or VCIT?
Neither: VB and VCIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
VB on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VB dividend history →VB holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VB ↗
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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