Which returned more over the last year, VGK or VGLT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VGK vs VGLT: how they differ

VGK and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGK returned more over the year.

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGK and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VGK and VGLT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VGK	VGLT
Stellantis NV	0.03%	0.02%
HSBC Holdings PLC	2.05%	0.02%
Deutsche Bank AG	0.35%	0.02%
ASR Nederland NV	0.08%	0.01%
TotalEnergies SE	1.09%	0.01%
British American Tobacco PLC	0.80%	0.01%
Deutsche EuroShop AG	0.00%	0.01%
Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG	0.00%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VGK	Only in VGLT
ASML Holding NV 3.63%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
Novartis AG 1.84%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
Nestle SA 1.69%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Siemens AG 1.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Banco Santander SA 1.16%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
Allianz SE 1.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
SAP SE 1.12%	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.

VGK and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	European Stock	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.0 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	not published
Holdings	1228	1703

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, VGK or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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