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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or VXF?

VGSH charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, 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 VXF: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and VXF 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 VXF
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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.

VGSH and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	91	3365

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or VXF?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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