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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDE or VGSH?

VDE 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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VDE vs VGSH: how they differ

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

Vanguard Energy Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDE 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 VDE	Only in VGSH
Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Chevron Corp 14.53%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
ConocoPhillips 5.79%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
SLB Ltd 3.49%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Valero Energy Corp 3.19%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
EOG Resources Inc 3.06%	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.

VDE and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Energy	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+50.6%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+33.1 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	105	91

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

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, VDE or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDE or VGSH?: VDE 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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