Compare ETFs
Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | VGMSVanguard Multi-Sector Income Bond ETF | VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USCboe BZX | USNasdaq |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Fixed income · Global | Fixed income · Global |
| Expense ratio | 0.30%Expense ratio, filed 28 Jan 2026 | 0.03%Expense ratio, filed 30 Jun 2026 |
| Net assets | $235.0MAs of 30 Jun 2026 | $50.2BAs of 31 May 2026 |
| Holdings | 1,049As of 30 Jun 2026 | 3,004As of 31 May 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 5.60% | 4.56% |
| Distributions | Monthly$2.7750 in 12 months | Monthly$3.5260 in 12 months |
| Last price | $49.5720 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC | $77.4020 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC |
Holdings overlap
Weighted overlap is the sum, over the securities both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. 0% means no shared holdings; 100% means identical portfolios.
| Fund | VGMS | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| VGMS | Same fund | 4.5%at least |
| VCSH | 4.5%at least | Same fund |
VGMS and VCSH
- Weighted overlap
- 4.5%
- Holdings in common
- 87
- VGMS holdings also in VCSH
- 8.6% by count
- VCSH holdings also in VGMS
- 4.4% by count
| Holding | Weight in VGMS | Weight in VCSH | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America CorpBANK OF AMER CRP US06051GJT76 | 0.27% | 0.16% | 0.16% | ISIN |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/TheGOLDMAN SACHS GP US38141GF251 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | ISIN |
| Morgan Stanley US61744YAK47 | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.13% | ISIN |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co US46647PEJ12 | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.12% | ISIN |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/TheGOLDMAN SACHS GP US38141GB292 | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.12% | ISIN |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co US46647PAR73 | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.11% | ISIN |
| Bank of America CorpBANK OF AMER CRP US06051GNA30 | 0.56% | 0.11% | 0.11% | ISIN |
| Wells Fargo & Co US95000U3W12 | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.11% | ISIN |
| Fox Corp US35137LAH87 | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.10% | ISIN |
| Oracle Corp US68389XDX03 | 0.10% | 0.16% | 0.10% | ISIN |
How overlap is measured
Each fund's latest public Form N-PORT report lists its positions with the percent of net assets each one makes up. For every security both funds hold, the smaller of its two weights is counted, and those are added up. If fund A holds a stock at 6% and fund B at 4%, that stock adds 4 percentage points.
Securities are matched by ISIN first, then by CUSIP (a US or Canadian ISIN contains the CUSIP), and only as a last resort by issuer name, for non-debt holdings where one fund gives no identifier. Repeated lines of the same security in one fund are added together, and each security is matched once.
Cash funds, repurchase agreements, derivative contracts and short positions are left out because their reported value is not comparable exposure. For funds with more than 2,000 positions only the largest 2,000 are stored, so the result is a lower bound and the possible extra is shown. Reports can be for different month ends, and funds trade between reports.
The count-based shares show how many of one fund's holdings the other also holds, which can be high even when overlap by weight is low. Read more in where the ETF data comes from.
Currency exposure
| Currency | VGMS | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 97.5% | 98.4% |
| Euro (EUR) | 2.3% | Below the top 12 or none |
| Canadian dollar (CAD) | <0.1% | Below the top 12 or none |