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

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INDA vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI India ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INDA 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 INDAOnly in VCSH
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 6.23%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 6.15%Bank of America Corp 0.24%
ICICI BANK LIMITED 4.68%AbbVie Inc 0.21%
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED 3.63%CVS Health Corp 0.21%
INFOSYS LIMITED 2.92%T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
AXIS BANK LIMITED 2.23%Boeing Co/The 0.20%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED 2.20%Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED 2.13%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 May 31, 2026.

INDA and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
VCSH
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI IndiaShort-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−8.8%+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−26.3 pts−15.9 pts
Expense ratio0.61%0.03%
Holdings1692999

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 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, INDA or VCSH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or VCSH?
INDA charges 0.61% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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INDA against VCSH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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