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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SGOV or VGIT?

SGOV charges 0.09% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT 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 VGIT: how they differ

SGOV is a short-term Treasury fund and VGIT a bond index fund, and over the year SGOV returned more, +3.8% against −1.2%.

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

SGOV and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 month T-bills	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	103

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.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or VGIT?: SGOV charges 0.09% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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