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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MDY or VGSH?

MDY charges 0.23% 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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MDY vs VGSH: how they differ

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

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY 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 MDY	Only in VGSH
TWILIO INC 0.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
MKS INC 0.83%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
ATI INC 0.74%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

MDY and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.5 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.03%
Holdings	400	91

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 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, MDY or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or VGSH?: MDY charges 0.23% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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