Which returned more over the last year, VGIT or VTV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.5% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, VGIT or VTV?

Neither: VGIT and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VGIT vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGIT returned −1.5% to VTV's +23.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $39.7bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

VGIT total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.03%

VGIT expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 25.0 points; VTV is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGIT vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VGIT	VTV
Return
Measure	VGIT	VTV
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+23.5%
Drawdown
Measure	VGIT	VTV
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	VGIT	VTV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VGIT	VTV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$39.7bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VGIT	VTV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		23.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VGIT and VTV 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 VGIT VTV

MKTLIQ 0.26% 0.17%

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Only in VGIT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.91%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.85%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.83%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.82%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.81%

Only in VTV

Micron Technology Inc 4.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.33%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.56%

Johnson & Johnson 2.42%

AbbVie Inc 1.75%

Walmart Inc 1.72%

Chevron Corp 1.45%

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Side by side

VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury Tracks an index of US value

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +23.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.5% (SCHR) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SCHR not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 103 300

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $39.7bn $184.2bn

VGIT and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGIT or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.5% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VGIT or VTV?: Neither: VGIT and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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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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