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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FBCG or VGSH?

FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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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FBCG vs VGSH: how they differ

FBCG and VGSH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FBCG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCG	Only in VGSH
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
APPLE INC 9.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

FBCG and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	Vanguard
What it is	Blue Chip Growth	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.2 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.57%	0.03%
Holdings	214	91

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or VGSH?: FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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