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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IUSB vs SHV: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SHV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IUSB and SHV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIUSBSHV
United States of America0.22%6.85%
United States of America0.07%6.73%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSBOnly in SHV
United States of America 0.38%United States of America 17.17%
United States of America 0.37%United States of America 12.38%
United States of America 0.37%United States of America 9.88%
United States of America 0.37%United States of America 8.60%
United States of America 0.36%United States of America 8.55%
United States of America 0.36%United States of America 8.38%
United States of America 0.36%United States of America 6.81%
United States of America 0.35%United States of America 5.13%

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.

IUSB and SHV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
SHV
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Universal USD Bond0-1 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+3.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts−13.9 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.15%
Holdings1781913

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% 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, IUSB or SHV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SHV returned +3.6%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SHV?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and SHV charges 0.15%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against SHV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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