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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLP?

VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLP 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 XLP: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and XLP 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 XLP
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	Walmart Inc 10.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Costco Wholesale Corp 9.06%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 7.46%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Coca-Cola Co/The 6.87%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Philip Morris International Inc 6.16%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Colgate-Palmolive Co 4.71%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Altria Group Inc 4.55%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Monster Beverage Corp 4.47%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	91	34

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 62.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or XLP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or XLP?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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