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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.3% and VTV +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, VCSH or VTV?

Neither: VCSH and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VCSH vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VCSH returned +1.3% to VTV's +23.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $43.9bn for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

+23.5%

VTV total return, 1 year

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

0.03%

VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 22.2 points; VTV is 4.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VCSH vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VCSH	VTV
Return
Measure	VCSH	VTV
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+23.5%
Benchmark
Measure	VCSH	VTV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index	Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VCSH	VTV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$43.9bn	$184.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VCSH	VTV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		23.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VCSH and VTV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VCSH VTV

MKTLIQ 0.68% 0.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VCSH

Bank of America Corp 0.23%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.22%

CVS Health Corp 0.20%

AbbVie Inc 0.20%

Amazon.com Inc 0.19%

Boeing Co 0.19%

T-Mobile USA Inc 0.19%

Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%

Only in VTV

Micron Technology Inc 4.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.33%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.56%

Johnson & Johnson 2.42%

AbbVie Inc 1.75%

Walmart Inc 1.72%

Chevron Corp 1.45%

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Side by side

VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of US value

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +23.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SCHJ not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3064 300

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.9bn $184.2bn

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

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About each fund

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.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCSH or VTV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.3% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VCSH or VTV?: Neither: VCSH and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

VCSH on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

VTV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTV ↗

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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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