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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VLUE?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VCLT vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCLT returned −5.9% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.6 points; VLUE is 1.3 times larger.

VCLT vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
Return
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−5.9%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
Below its high	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.5bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	VCLT	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VCLT VLUE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VCLT

MKTLIQ 1.03%

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%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −5.9% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.15%

Holdings 2562 148

Net assets, VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.5bn $9.4bn

VCLT and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VLUE?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for 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 ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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