Which returned more over the last year, SHV or SPYD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or SPYD?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD 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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SHV vs SPYD: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and SPYD 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 SHV	Only in SPYD
United States of America 17.17%	Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%
United States of America 12.38%	Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%
United States of America 9.88%	CVS Health Corp 1.53%
United States of America 8.60%	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%
United States of America 8.55%	Edison International 1.48%
United States of America 8.38%	Target Corp 1.48%
United States of America 6.85%	APA Corp 1.48%
United States of America 6.81%	Viatris Inc 1.46%

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.

SHV and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	13	78

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or SPYD?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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