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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VCSH?

MUB charges 0.05% 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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MUB vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB 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 MUB	Only in VCSH
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
State of California 0.13%	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.

MUB and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	6603	2999

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 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, MUB or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VCSH?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB 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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