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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCSH or XLP?

VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so VCSH 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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VCSH vs XLP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCSH and XLP 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 VCSH	Only in XLP
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%	WALMART INC 10.14%
Bank of America Corp 0.24%	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
AbbVie Inc 0.21%	COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
CVS Health Corp 0.21%	PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
Boeing Co/The 0.20%	TARGET CORP 4.62%
Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

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.

VCSH and XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Corporate Bond	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.9 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	2999	36

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCSH or XLP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCSH or XLP?: VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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