Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VCIT vs VCSH: how they differ
VCIT and VCSH hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VCSH returned more over the year.
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VCIT and VCSH hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VCIT | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.10% | 0.07% |
| HCA Inc | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.17% | 0.04% |
| Salesforce Inc | 0.16% | 0.04% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.13% | 0.04% |
| American Honda Finance Corp | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC | 0.06% | 0.03% |
| Only in VCIT | Only in VCSH |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 0.31% | AbbVie Inc 0.21% |
| Boeing Co/The 0.28% | CVS Health Corp 0.21% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 0.28% | T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20% |
| Bank of America Corp 0.27% | Boeing Co/The 0.20% |
| Oracle Corp 0.27% | Wells Fargo & Co 0.18% |
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18% |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27% | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.18% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25% | Amgen Inc 0.17% |
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.
| VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond | Short-Term Corporate Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | +1.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.7 pts | −15.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 2302 | 2999 |
VCIT in plain words
VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 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.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VCIT or VCSH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VCIT or VCSH?
- VCIT charges 0.03% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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