Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VEA vs VGLT: how they differ
VEA and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEA and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VEA | VGLT |
|---|---|---|
| Stellantis NV | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.01% | 0.02% |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 0.18% | 0.02% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.59% | 0.02% |
| ASR Nederland NV | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.46% | 0.01% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 0.39% | 0.01% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Deutsche EuroShop AG | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Only in VEA | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 2.37% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.40% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| Novartis AG 0.91% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| Nestle SA 0.82% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% |
| Siemens AG 0.73% | 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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Developed markets ex US | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.5% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.0 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
| Holdings | 3870 | 1703 |
VEA in plain words
VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.
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, VEA or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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