Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBK vs VGLT: how they differ
VBK and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBK and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VBK | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| Astera Labs Inc 1.05% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| Natera Inc 1.04% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Twilio Inc 0.88% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% | Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Small-Cap Growth | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | not published |
| Holdings | 545 | 1703 |
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VBK or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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