VCIT vs VCSH: returns, Sharpe ratio and drawdown

Over the past year, VCSH returned -3.07% against -6.59% for VCIT. Over five years, VCSH averaged -1.20% a year, compared with -3.58% for VCIT. VCIT had the higher Sharpe ratio over the past year (-2.43 vs -3.13), meaning more return for each unit of volatility. The worst peak-to-trough drop over the past year was -3.97% for VCSH and -8.06% for VCIT.