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VCIT vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On May 31, 2026 VCIT's duration was 6.0 years and VGLT's 13.5; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF and $10.4bn for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

VCIT on its own →VGLT on its own →
At a glance
−1.8%
VCIT total return, 1 year
−6.7%
VGLT total return, 1 year
0.03%
VCIT expense ratio
0.03%
VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; VCIT is 6.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VCIT vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVCITVGLT
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−6.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.2%, high on Feb 27, 202638.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$66.6bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VCIT and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VCIT VGLT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VCIT
AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%
BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%
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%
ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%
Only in VGLT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 2.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 2.13%
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Side by side

VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −6.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.8% (SCHI) −6.7% (SCHQ)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SCHI 0.0 pts vs SCHQ
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 2340 102
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $66.6bn $10.4bn

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

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About each fund
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCIT or VGLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.8% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, VCIT or VGLT?
Neither: VCIT and VGLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
VCIT on its own →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VCIT and VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCIT and VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCIT ↗
Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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