Which returned more over the last year, INDA or SHY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, INDA or SHY?

INDA charges 0.61% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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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INDA vs SHY: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI India ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INDA and SHY 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 INDA	Only in SHY
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 6.23%	United States of America 1.97%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 6.15%	United States of America 1.86%
ICICI BANK LIMITED 4.68%	United States of America 1.72%
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED 3.63%	United States of America 1.62%
INFOSYS LIMITED 2.92%	United States of America 1.61%
AXIS BANK LIMITED 2.23%	United States of America 1.53%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED 2.20%	United States of America 1.49%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED 2.13%	United States of America 1.47%

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 May 31, 2026.

INDA and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	INDA iShares MSCI India ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI India	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−8.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−26.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.61%	0.15%
Holdings	169	89

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, INDA or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or SHY?: INDA charges 0.61% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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