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VCLT vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On May 31, 2026 VCLT's duration was 12.0 years and VGIT's 4.7; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $7.5bn for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF and $39.7bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

VCLT on its own →VGIT on its own →
At a glance
−5.9%
VCLT total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.03%
VCLT expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; VGIT is 5.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VCLT vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVCLTVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year−5.9%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high17.8%, high on Sep 22, 20213.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.5bn$39.7bn
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, VCLT and VGIT 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 VCLT VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.08% 1.81%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VCLT
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%
META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%
PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%
AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%
ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%
AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%
Only in VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 1.94%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 1.90%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 1.84%
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Side by side

VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year −5.9% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 2562 103
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $39.7bn

VCLT and VGIT 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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VGIT?
Neither: VCLT and VGIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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VCLT on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VCLT and VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCLT and VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCLT ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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