Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VCSH?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AGG or VCSH?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs VCSH: how they differ

AGG and VCSH are both bond index funds, and over the year VCSH returned more, +1.6% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

AGG and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	2999

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% 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 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AGG or VCSH?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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