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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VCSH?

SPYD charges 0.07% 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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SPYD vs VCSH: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD 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 SPYD	Only in VCSH
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
Edison International 1.48%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
Target Corp 1.48%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
APA Corp 1.48%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
Viatris Inc 1.46%	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.

SPYD and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	78	2999

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 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, SPYD or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VCSH?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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