Which returned more over the last year, VCEB or VCIT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCEB returned −2.3% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, VCEB or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VCEB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 VCEB's duration was 6.3 years and VCIT's 6.0; VCIT charges 0.03% to VCEB's 0.12%. Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $1.2bn for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF and $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VCIT costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; VCIT is far larger, $66.6bn against $1.2bn.

	VCEB	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.12%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$66.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−2.3%	−1.8%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	27%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCEB and VCIT hold 27% 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.

50%

half

27% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding VCEB VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.16% 0.30%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2037 0.15% 0.23%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2037 0.15% 0.17%

ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2036 0.14% 0.24%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 27, 2033 0.13% 0.22%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.13% 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 25, 2034 0.13% 0.14%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Feb 4, 2033 0.12% 0.15%

CITIGROUP INC, due May 25, 2034 0.12% 0.20%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 23, 2035 0.12% 0.20%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Dec 3, 2035 0.11% 0.13%

HSBC HOLDINGS, due Aug 11, 2033 0.11% 0.12%

Only in VCEB

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 12, 2029 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Feb 13, 2031 0.18%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Mar 12, 2032 0.16%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.15%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2045 0.15%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.15%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.15%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2049 0.14%

Only in VCIT

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

ALPHABET INC, due Nov 15, 2035 0.17%

HONEYWELL AEROSP, due Mar 16, 2036 0.17%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 30, 2037 0.16%

ENBRIDGE INC, due Mar 8, 2033 0.15%

PHILIP MORRIS IN, due Feb 15, 2033 0.14%

BP CAP MKTS AMER, due Nov 17, 2034 0.13%

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On the same fields

VCEB

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

VCIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −2.3% −1.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.6 pts −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.12% 0.03%

Holdings 2734 2328

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.2bn $66.6bn

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

VCEB in plain words

VCEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 26, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VCIT in plain words

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, VCEB or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCEB returned −2.3% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, VCEB or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

VCEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCEB ↗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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