How far is VCLT below its high?

18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VCLT · Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

VCLT tracks the Long-Term Corporate Bond and returned −4.8% over the past year.

Bond fund · Long-Term Corporate Bond · data as of Sep 11, 2026

−4.8%Total return, 1 year

0.03%Expense ratio

2775Holdings

−18.1%Below its high

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Period by period

VCLT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−4.7%	+3.3%	−8.0 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	−1.5%	+16.0%	−17.5 pts	−22.2 pts
1 year	−4.8%	+17.5%	−22.3 pts	−27.8 pts
3 years	+11.4%	+77.9%	−66.5 pts	−83.7 pts
Since listing	+102.4%	+804.4%	−702.0 pts	−1571.6 pts

In plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)	0.03%
Price	$70.65
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026)	$9.2bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−18.1%
Holdings	2775
Top ten weight	2.7%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	May 31, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VCLT performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VCLT returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +11.4%.
What does VCLT cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VCLT below its high?: 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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