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VGSH vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGSH returned +1.7% to VTV's +23.5%; 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 $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

VGSH on its own →VTV on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
+23.5%
VTV total return, 1 year
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 21.8 points; VTV is 5.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VGSH vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVGSHVTV
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+23.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year IndexMorningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$35.1bn$184.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VGSH 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 VGSH VTV
MKTLIQ 0.20% 0.17%
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%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
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

VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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 Treasury Tracks an index of US value
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +23.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.8% (SCHO) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHO not measured
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 93 300
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $35.1bn $184.2bn

VGSH and VTV 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.

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, VGSH or VTV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGSH returned +1.7% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VGSH or VTV?
Neither: VGSH and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
VGSH on its own →VTV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →VTV dividend history →VTV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗
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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