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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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DIA vs VCSH: how they differ

DIA is an equity index fund and VCSH a bond index fund, and over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against +1.6%.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

DIA and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	2999

DIA in plain words

DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIA or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIA returned +15.6% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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