Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VCSH?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VCSH?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and VCSH 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 HYG	Only in VCSH
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.03%
Holdings	1326	2999

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VCSH?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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