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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or XOVR?

VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, 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 XOVR: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund and ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and XOVR 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 XOVR
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%	Nvidia Corp 9.48%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%	Astera Labs Inc 7.75%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%	Alphabet Inc 6.53%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%	Meta Platforms Inc 4.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%	Applovin Corp 3.95%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%	Natera Inc 3.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Robinhood Markets Inc 3.56%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%	Veeva Systems Inc 3.17%

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 XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund	XOVR ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	ERShares
What it is	Short-Term Treasury	Private-Public Crossover
Total return, 1 year	+1.8%	0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.7 pts	−17.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.75%
Holdings	91	32

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.

XOVR in plain words

XOVR is an index equity fund tracking the Private-Public Crossover. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or XOVR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.8% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or XOVR?: VGSH charges 0.03% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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