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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VBK?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK 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 VBK: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VBK 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 VBK
United States of America 17.17%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
United States of America 12.38%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
United States of America 9.88%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
United States of America 8.60%	Natera Inc 1.04%
United States of America 8.55%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
United States of America 8.38%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
United States of America 6.85%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
United States of America 6.81%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

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 VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	13	545

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.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VBK?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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