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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −6.7% and VTI +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, VGLT or VTI?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VGLT vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGLT returned −6.7% to VTI's +13.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $10.4bn for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF and $689.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.

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At a glance

−6.7%

VGLT total return, 1 year

+13.5%

VTI total return, 1 year

0.03%

VGLT expense ratio

0.03%

VTI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 20.2 points; VTI is far larger, $689.2bn against $10.4bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGLT vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VGLT	VTI
Return
Measure	VGLT	VTI
Total return, 1 year	−6.7%	+13.5%
Drawdown
Measure	VGLT	VTI
Below its high	38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	VGLT	VTI
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index	Morningstar US Total Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	VGLT	VTI
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$10.4bn	$689.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VGLT	VTI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and VTI 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 VGLT VTI

MKTLIQ 0.01% 0.05%

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Only in VGLT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.19%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.13%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.10%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.08%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.05%

Only in VTI

NVIDIA Corp 7.14%

Apple Inc 6.63%

Microsoft Corp 5.20%

Amazon.com Inc 3.30%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Broadcom Inc 2.28%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.18%

Alphabet Inc 2.18%

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Side by side

VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury Tracks an index of US total market

Total return, 1 year −6.7% +13.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −6.7% (SCHQ) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SCHQ not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 102 3521

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.4bn $689.2bn

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

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About each fund

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

VTI

VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,521 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VTI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −6.7% and VTI +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, VGLT or VTI?: Neither: VGLT and VTI both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

VTI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTI ↗

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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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