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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VCSH?

SPHQ charges 0.15% 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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SPHQ vs VCSH: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ 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 SPHQ	Only in VCSH
Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
Visa Inc. 4.69%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
Apple Inc. 4.51%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Mastercard Inc. 4.32%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
General Electric Co. 4.16%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Lam Research Corp. 4.10%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
Caterpillar Inc. 3.78%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SPHQ and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Quality	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	99	2999

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 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, SPHQ or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VCSH?: SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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