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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or VGSH?

MOAT charges 0.46% 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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MOAT vs VGSH: how they differ

MOAT and VGSH 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 Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT 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 MOAT	Only in VGSH
Masco Corp 2.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
NVIDIA Corp 2.45%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Datadog Inc 2.44%	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.

MOAT and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.03%
Holdings	55	91

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.

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, MOAT or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VGSH?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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