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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +18.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or VCSH?

IDEV charges 0.04% 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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IDEV vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEV 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 IDEV	Only in VCSH
ASML Holding N.V. 1.95%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.09%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.02%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Novartis AG 0.97%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
SHELL PLC 0.90%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Nestle S.A. 0.90%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.87%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.78%	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.

IDEV and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI International Developed Markets	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.7%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.2 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	2268	2999

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

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, IDEV or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +18.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or VCSH?: IDEV charges 0.04% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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