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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCSH or XOP?

VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, 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 XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCSH and XOP 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 XOP
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
Bank of America Corp 0.24%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
AbbVie Inc 0.21%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
CVS Health Corp 0.21%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
Boeing Co/The 0.20%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%	CALUMET INC 2.77%

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 XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Corporate Bond	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.9 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Holdings	2999	54

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.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCSH or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCSH returned +1.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCSH or XOP?: VCSH charges 0.03% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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