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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VXF?

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

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VXF 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 VXF
United States of America 5.31%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
United States of America 2.96%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
United States of America 2.63%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
United States of America 2.09%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
United States of America 1.61%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
United States of America 1.57%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
United States of America 1.53%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
United States of America 1.51%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

GOVT and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Holdings	223	3365

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VXF?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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