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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VOO +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VOO?

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

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCLT returned −5.9% to VOO's +13.7%; 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 $1.0tn for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

+13.7%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.6 points; VOO is far larger, $1.0tn against $7.5bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VCLT vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCLT	VOO
Return
Measure	VCLT	VOO
Total return, 1 year	−5.9%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	VCLT	VOO
Below its high	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	VCLT	VOO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	VCLT	VOO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.5bn	$1.0tn
Holdings
Measure	VCLT	VOO
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		39.1%

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

What they share

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

MKTLIQ 1.03% 0.05%

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 VOO

NVIDIA Corp 8.40%

Apple Inc 7.39%

Microsoft Corp 5.79%

Amazon.com Inc 3.72%

Alphabet Inc 3.07%

Broadcom Inc 2.54%

Alphabet Inc 2.46%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.43%

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Side by side

VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year −5.9% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 2562 507

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $1.0tn

VCLT and VOO 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.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VOO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −5.9% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VOO?: Neither: VCLT and VOO both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

VCLT on its own →VOO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →VOO dividend history →VOO holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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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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