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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTC returned −1.9% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, VTC or VTV?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

VTC vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VTC returned −1.9% to VTV's +23.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $1.6bn for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.9%

VTC total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.03%

VTC expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 25.4 points; VTV is far larger, $184.2bn against $1.6bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VTC vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VTC	VTV
Return
Measure	VTC	VTV
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	+23.5%
Benchmark
Measure	VTC	VTV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VTC	VTV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VTC	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, VTC 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 VTC VTV

MKTLIQ 0.35% 0.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VTC

Wells Fargo & Co 0.14%

Citigroup Inc 0.13%

Wells Fargo & Co 0.12%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.10%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.10%

T-Mobile USA Inc 0.10%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.10%

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

VTC Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US value

Total return, 1 year −1.9% +23.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.8% (SPBO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPBO not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 5206 300

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.6bn $184.2bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-289924030A

VTC and VTV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. VTC follows Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index and VTV follows Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 VTC returned −1.9% and VTV +23.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 25.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

VTC

VTC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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, VTC or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTC returned −1.9% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VTC or VTV?: Neither: VTC and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VTC on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VTC dividend history →VTC holdings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTC ↗

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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