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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VTWO?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, 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 VTWO: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VTWO 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 VTWO
United States of America 5.31%	Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
United States of America 2.96%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
United States of America 2.63%	Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
United States of America 2.09%	Fabrinet 0.69%
United States of America 1.61%	Nextpower Inc 0.67%
United States of America 1.57%	IonQ Inc 0.63%
United States of America 1.53%	Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
United States of America 1.51%	TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 and May 31, 2026.

GOVT and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+3.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Holdings	223	1951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VTWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VTWO?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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