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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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IVV vs SHY: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV 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 IVVOnly in SHY
NVIDIA Corp. 7.52%United States of America 1.97%
Apple, Inc. 6.59%United States of America 1.86%
Microsoft Corp. 4.30%United States of America 1.72%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62%United States of America 1.62%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.25%United States of America 1.61%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.77%United States of America 1.53%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.59%United States of America 1.49%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02%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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IVV and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isS&P 5001-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Holdings50489

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

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, IVV or SHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or SHY?
IVV charges 0.03% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IVV against SHY, 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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