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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VO +12.8%.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VO?

Neither: VCLT and VO 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 VO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCLT returned −5.9% to VO's +12.8%; 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 $103.4bn for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

+12.8%

VO total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

0.03%

VO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; VO is 13.8 times larger.

VCLT vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCLT	VO
Return
Measure	VCLT	VO
Total return, 1 year	−5.9%	+12.8%
Drawdown
Measure	VCLT	VO
Below its high	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021	3.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VCLT	VO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Index (formerly CRSP US Mid Cap Index)
Cost and size
Measure	VCLT	VO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.5bn	$103.4bn
Holdings
Measure	VCLT	VO
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		91%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		9.7%

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

What they share

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

MKTLIQ 1.03% 0.17%

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 VO

Cloudflare Inc 1.11%

Valero Energy Corp 1.10%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.10%

Phillips 66 1.01%

Quanta Services Inc 0.95%

Vertiv Holdings Co 0.92%

Datadog Inc 0.91%

Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.89%

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Side by side

VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VO Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap 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 Mid-Cap

Total return, 1 year −5.9% +12.8%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 2562 273

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $103.4bn

VCLT and VO 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.

VO tracks an index of Mid-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 273 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VO +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VO?: Neither: VCLT and VO 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 ↗

VO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VO ↗

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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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