Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or VEU?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SGOV or VEU?

SGOV charges 0.09% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU 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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SGOV vs VEU: how they differ

SGOV is a short-term Treasury fund and VEU an equity index fund, and over the year VEU returned more, +22.9% against +3.8%.

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

SGOV and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 month T-bills	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.04%
Holdings	not filed	3860

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or VEU?: SGOV charges 0.09% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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