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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and SHY returned +1.7%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MDY or SHY?

MDY charges 0.23% 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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MDY vs SHY: how they differ

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

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY 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 MDY	Only in SHY
TWILIO INC 0.86%	United States of America 1.97%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%	United States of America 1.86%
MKS INC 0.83%	United States of America 1.72%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%	United States of America 1.62%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%	United States of America 1.61%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%	United States of America 1.53%
ATI INC 0.74%	United States of America 1.49%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%	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.

MDY and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.5 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.15%
Holdings	400	89

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, MDY or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and SHY returned +1.7%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or SHY?: MDY charges 0.23% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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