5 Best Long-Term ETFs

2. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (NASDAQ:VCLT)

10 Yr. Annualized Return: 3.02%

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (NASDAQ:VCLT) is a long term index ETF. It is part of the Vanguard fund family and was set up in 2010. It is one of the largest funds on our list, with $7 billion in net assets. The ETF limits itself to investing only in investment grade corporate bonds, and its benchmark index is the Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index.