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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VCSH?

PFF charges 0.45% 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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PFF vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF 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 PFF	Only in VCSH
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%	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.

PFF and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Preferred and Income Securities	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.03%
Holdings	455	2999

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 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, PFF or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VCSH?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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