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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so XOVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or XOVR?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, 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 XOVR: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and XOVR 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 XOVR
United States of America 5.31%	Nvidia Corp 9.48%
United States of America 2.96%	Astera Labs Inc 7.75%
United States of America 2.63%	Alphabet Inc 6.53%
United States of America 2.09%	Meta Platforms Inc 4.47%
United States of America 1.61%	Applovin Corp 3.95%
United States of America 1.57%	Natera Inc 3.70%
United States of America 1.53%	Robinhood Markets Inc 3.56%
United States of America 1.51%	Veeva Systems Inc 3.17%

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 XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	XOVR ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ERShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Private-Public Crossover
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−17.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.75%
Holdings	223	32

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.

XOVR in plain words

XOVR is an index equity fund tracking the Private-Public Crossover. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or XOVR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so XOVR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or XOVR?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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