Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VCLT vs VGLT: how they differ
VCLT and VGLT hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VCLT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VGLT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VCLT | VGLT |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes | 0.07% | 0.19% |
| Oracle Corp | 0.24% | 0.06% |
| Boeing Co/The | 0.18% | 0.05% |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co | 0.10% | 0.04% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| HCA Inc | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Comcast Corp | 0.18% | 0.03% |
| BAT Capital Corp | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Kraft Heinz Foods Co | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| American Airlines 2026-1 Class A Pass Th | 0.02% | 0.21% |
| Only in VCLT | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% |
| CVS Health Corp 0.34% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 0.29% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| Boeing Co/The 0.27% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Amazon.com Inc 0.26% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| AT&T Inc 0.24% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% |
| AT&T Inc 0.23% | Province of British Columbia Canada 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.
| VCLT Vanguard Long-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 | Long-Term Corporate Bond | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | −4.8% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −22.3 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
| Holdings | 2775 | 1703 |
VCLT in plain words
VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 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, VCLT or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VCLT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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