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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.7% and VOO +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, VGSH or VOO?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VGSH vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGSH returned +1.7% to VOO's +13.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $35.1bn for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF and $1.0tn for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

VGSH total return, 1 year

+13.7%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.03%

VGSH expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; VOO is far larger, $1.0tn against $35.1bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGSH vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VGSH	VOO
Return
Measure	VGSH	VOO
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	VGSH	VOO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	VGSH	VOO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$35.1bn	$1.0tn
Holdings
Measure	VGSH	VOO
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		39.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH and VOO 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 VGSH VOO

MKTLIQ 0.20% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VGSH

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.37%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.34%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%

Only in VOO

NVIDIA Corp 8.40%

Apple Inc 7.39%

Microsoft Corp 5.79%

Amazon.com Inc 3.72%

Alphabet Inc 3.07%

Broadcom Inc 2.54%

Alphabet Inc 2.46%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.43%

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Side by side

VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.8% (SCHO) +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHO 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 93 507

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $35.1bn $1.0tn

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

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About each fund

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGSH or VOO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.7% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or VOO?: Neither: VGSH and VOO both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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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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