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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VGSH?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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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LQD vs VGSH: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and VGSH 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 LQD	Only in VGSH
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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.

LQD and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.03%
Holdings	3149	91

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VGSH?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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