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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VIG?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG 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 VIG: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VIG 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 VIG
United States of America 5.31%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
United States of America 2.96%	Apple Inc 4.10%
United States of America 2.63%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
United States of America 2.09%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
United States of America 1.61%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
United States of America 1.57%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
United States of America 1.53%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
United States of America 1.51%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Holdings	223	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VIG?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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