Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SPHQ?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPHQ?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs SPHQ: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SPHQ 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 GOVT	Only in SPHQ
United States of America 5.31%	Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82%
United States of America 2.96%	Visa Inc. 4.69%
United States of America 2.63%	Apple Inc. 4.51%
United States of America 2.09%	Mastercard Inc. 4.32%
United States of America 1.61%	General Electric Co. 4.16%
United States of America 1.57%	Lam Research Corp. 4.10%
United States of America 1.53%	Caterpillar Inc. 3.78%
United States of America 1.51%	Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54%

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 Apr 30, 2026.

GOVT and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Holdings	223	99

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SPHQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPHQ?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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