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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VEA or VGSH?

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

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

Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VEA 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 VEA	Only in VGSH
ASML Holding NV 2.37%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
SK hynix Inc 1.40%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Novartis AG 0.91%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Nestle SA 0.82%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

VEA and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Developed markets ex US	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+24.5%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.0 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	3870	91

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VEA or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +24.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VEA or VGSH?: VEA charges 0.03% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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