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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWO or VCSH?

IWO charges 0.24% 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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IWO vs VCSH: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWO 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 IWO	Only in VCSH
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.69%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
GLAUKOS 0.65%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
JFROG 0.64%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.62%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.62%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.61%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
INTERDIGITAL INC 0.60%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH 0.59%	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.

IWO and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 2000 Growth	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.0%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.5 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.03%
Holdings	970	2999

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 970 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 7.1% 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, IWO or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWO or VCSH?: IWO charges 0.24% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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