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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLK?

VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, 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 XLK: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and XLK 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 XLK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	NVIDIA Corp 14.66%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Apple Inc 12.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Microsoft Corp 8.38%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Micron Technology Inc 5.42%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Broadcom Inc 5.41%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Intel Corp 3.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Applied Materials Inc 3.20%

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 XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Technology
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	+21.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	91	74

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.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or XLK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLK?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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