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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or VOX?

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

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and VOX 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 VGSH	Only in VOX
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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.

VGSH and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.09%
Holdings	91	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or VOX?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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