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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLG?

VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, 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 XLG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and XLG 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 XLG
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Apple Inc. 10.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

VGSH and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.20%
Holdings	91	51

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or XLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLG?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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