Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VCSH vs VOE: how they differ
VCSH and VOE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VOE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VCSH and VOE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VCSH | Only in VOE |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85% | Cummins Inc 1.71% |
| Bank of America Corp 0.24% | Valero Energy Corp 1.34% |
| AbbVie Inc 0.21% | Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29% |
| CVS Health Corp 0.21% | CRH PLC 1.24% |
| T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20% | United Rentals Inc 1.23% |
| Boeing Co/The 0.20% | General Motors Co 1.21% |
| Wells Fargo & Co 0.18% | SLB Ltd 1.21% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18% | Simon Property Group Inc 1.20% |
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.
| VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Short-Term Corporate Bond | Mid-Cap Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.6% | +20.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.9 pts | +2.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Holdings | 2999 | 170 |
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.
VOE in plain words
VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VCSH or VOE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and VOE returned +20.2%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VCSH or VOE?
- VCSH charges 0.03% a year and VOE charges 0.05%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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