Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VCIT vs VGLT: how they differ
VCIT and VGLT hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and VCIT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VCIT and VGLT hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VCIT | VGLT |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.31% | 0.42% |
| Boeing Co/The | 0.28% | 0.35% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 0.28% | 0.29% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.23% | 0.25% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.20% | 0.22% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| Citigroup Inc | 0.20% | 0.22% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.20% | 0.26% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| Oracle Corp | 0.27% | 0.19% |
| Only in VCIT | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.18% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 0.16% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 0.15% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 0.14% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% |
| Amazon.com Inc 0.13% | Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 0.12% | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bon 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 May 31, 2026.
| VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.7 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
| Holdings | 2302 | 1703 |
VCIT in plain words
VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 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, VCIT or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VCIT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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