Which returned more over the last year, BND or VGSH?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or VGSH?

BND charges 0.03% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so BND 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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BND vs VGSH: how they differ

BND and VGSH are both bond index funds, and over the year VGSH returned more, +1.8% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

BND and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	91

BND in plain words

BND 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 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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, BND or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or VGSH?: BND charges 0.03% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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