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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XLC returned −2.0%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCSH or XLC?

VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, 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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VCSH vs XLC: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCSH and XLC 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 VCSH	Only in XLC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%	Meta Platforms Inc 19.93%
Bank of America Corp 0.24%	Alphabet Inc 13.10%
AbbVie Inc 0.21%	Alphabet Inc 10.44%
CVS Health Corp 0.21%	Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 5.26%
T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%	Netflix Inc 4.84%
Boeing Co/The 0.20%	Comcast Corp 4.71%
Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 4.67%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%	Electronic Arts Inc 4.64%

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 and XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Corporate Bond	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.9 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	2999	23

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 76.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCSH or XLC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XLC returned −2.0%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCSH or XLC?: VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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