Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VEA?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VEA?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VCLT vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCLT returned −5.9% to VEA's +17.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $7.5bn for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF and $231.6bn for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 23.0 points; VEA is far larger, $231.6bn against $7.5bn.

VCLT vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCLT	VEA
Return
Measure	VCLT	VEA
Total return, 1 year	−5.9%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	VCLT	VEA
Below its high	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VCLT	VEA
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	VCLT	VEA
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.5bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	VCLT	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VEA 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 VCLT VEA

MKTLIQ 1.03% 0.08%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VCLT

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.37%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.36%

CVS Health Corp 0.33%

Boeing Co 0.27%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.27%

AT&T Inc 0.24%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc 0.24%

Only in VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year −5.9% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 2562 3906

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $231.6bn

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

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About each fund

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VEA?: Neither: VCLT and VEA both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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