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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PDBC returned +55.2% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PDBC or VGSH?

PDBC charges 0.59% 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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PDBC vs VGSH: how they differ

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

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PDBC 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 PDBC	Only in VGSH
Invesco Premier US Government Money Port 75.58%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 24.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
	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.

PDBC and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+55.2%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+37.7 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Holdings	2	91

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 2 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

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, PDBC or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PDBC returned +55.2% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PDBC or VGSH?: PDBC charges 0.59% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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