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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.5% and VUG +6.6%.

Which is cheaper, VGIT or VUG?

Neither: VGIT and VUG 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 VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGIT returned −1.5% to VUG's +6.6%; 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 $232.9bn for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

VGIT total return, 1 year

+6.6%

VUG total return, 1 year

0.03%

VGIT expense ratio

0.03%

VUG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; VUG is 5.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGIT vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VGIT	VUG
Return
Measure	VGIT	VUG
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+6.6%
Drawdown
Measure	VGIT	VUG
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VGIT	VUG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	VGIT	VUG
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$39.7bn	$232.9bn
Holdings
Measure	VGIT	VUG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		63.1%

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

What they share

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

MKTLIQ 0.26% 0.05%

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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 VUG

NVIDIA Corp 13.49%

Apple Inc 12.51%

Microsoft Corp 9.74%

Alphabet Inc 5.16%

Broadcom Inc 4.34%

Amazon.com Inc 4.26%

Meta Platforms Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 4.09%

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Side by side

VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth 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 growth

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +6.6%

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 103 137

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $39.7bn $232.9bn

VGIT and VUG 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.

VUG

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGIT or VUG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.5% and VUG +6.6%.
Which is cheaper, VGIT or VUG?: Neither: VGIT and VUG 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 ↗

VUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUG ↗

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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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