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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +17.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so FDVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FDVV or VCSH?

FDVV charges 0.15% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH 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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FDVV vs VCSH: how they differ

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

Fidelity High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDVV and VCSH 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 FDVV	Only in VCSH
NVIDIA CORP 6.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
APPLE INC 5.70%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.50%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
BROADCOM INC 3.50%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.58%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
ALPHABET INC 2.21%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
COCA COLA CO 1.85%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
PROCTER and GAMBLE CO 1.81%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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.

FDVV and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	Vanguard
What it is	High Dividend	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.3 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	96	2999

FDVV in plain words

FDVV is an index equity fund tracking the High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 96 positions, with the top ten at 32.5%.

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, FDVV or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +17.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so FDVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or VCSH?: FDVV charges 0.15% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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