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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCSH?

IXUS charges 0.07% 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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IXUS vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS 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 IXUS	Only in VCSH
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Novartis AG 0.66%	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.

IXUS and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock 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 Total International Stock	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	4185	2999

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.

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, IXUS or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCSH?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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