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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or VCSH?

MOAT charges 0.46% 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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MOAT vs VCSH: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT 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 MOAT	Only in VCSH
Masco Corp 2.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
NVIDIA Corp 2.45%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Datadog Inc 2.44%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

MOAT and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.03%
Holdings	55	2999

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 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, MOAT or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VCSH?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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