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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.8% and VUG +6.6%.

Which is cheaper, VCIT or VUG?

Neither: VCIT and VUG both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VCIT vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCIT returned −1.8% to VUG's +6.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF and $232.9bn for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

+6.6%

VUG total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

0.03%

VUG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; VUG is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VCIT vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCIT	VUG
Return
Measure	VCIT	VUG
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+6.6%
Drawdown
Measure	VCIT	VUG
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VCIT	VUG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	VCIT	VUG
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$66.6bn	$232.9bn
Holdings
Measure	VCIT	VUG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		63.1%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VCIT VUG

MKTLIQ 0.58% 0.05%

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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%

Only in VUG

NVIDIA Corp 13.49%

Apple Inc 12.51%

Microsoft Corp 9.74%

Alphabet Inc 5.16%

Broadcom Inc 4.34%

Amazon.com Inc 4.26%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 4.09%

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Side by side

VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +6.6%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.8% (SCHI) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SCHI not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 2340 137

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $66.6bn $232.9bn

VCIT and VUG 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.

VUG

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCIT or VUG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.8% and VUG +6.6%.
Which is cheaper, VCIT or VUG?: Neither: VCIT and VUG both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

VUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUG ↗

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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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