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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCSH?

VCSH is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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JAAA vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JAAA's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH charges 0.03% to JAAA's 0.20%.

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Net assets: $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points.

JAAA vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	VCSH
Return
Measure	JAAA	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	JAAA	VCSH
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	JAAA	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026	$32.5bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	JAAA	VCSH
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and VCSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JAAA VCSH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

Only in VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +4.7% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%

Holdings 598 3064

Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $32.5bn $43.9bn

JAAA and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCSH?: VCSH is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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