Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs VCSH: how they differ
RSP and VCSH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and VCSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RSP | Only in VCSH |
|---|---|
| Moderna Inc 0.58% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 0.31% | Bank of America Corp 0.24% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | AbbVie Inc 0.21% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29% | CVS Health Corp 0.21% |
| Valero Energy Corp 0.29% | T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20% |
| Charles River Laboratories International 0.28% | Boeing Co/The 0.20% |
| Phillips 66 0.28% | Wells Fargo & Co 0.18% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% | 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.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | Short-Term Corporate Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +1.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | −15.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 506 | 2999 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% 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, RSP or VCSH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or VCSH?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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