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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJH or VCSH?

IJH charges 0.05% 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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IJH vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH 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 IJH	Only in VCSH
TWILIO CLASS A 1.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
ILLUMINA INC 0.87%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.86%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.85%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
OKTA CLASS A 0.82%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
ATI 0.78%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.72%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.65%	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.

IJH and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.1 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	405	2999

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 405 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IJH or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJH or VCSH?: IJH charges 0.05% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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