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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or SHY?

NOBL charges 0.35% 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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NOBL vs SHY: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL 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 NOBL	Only in SHY
Nucor Corp. 1.77%	United States of America 1.97%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%	United States of America 1.86%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%	United States of America 1.72%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%	United States of America 1.62%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%	United States of America 1.61%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%	United States of America 1.53%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%	United States of America 1.49%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%	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.

NOBL and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Holdings	69	89

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 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, NOBL or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or SHY?: NOBL charges 0.35% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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