Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VGSH?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDC or VGSH?

VDC charges 0.09% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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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VDC vs VGSH: how they differ

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VGSH 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 VDC	Only in VGSH
Walmart Inc 14.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
PepsiCo Inc 4.30%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Altria Group Inc 3.91%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Mondelez International Inc 2.69%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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.

VDC and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Consumer Staples	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+4.6%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.9 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	103	91

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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, VDC or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VGSH?: VDC charges 0.09% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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