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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VBR?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VBR 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 VBR
United States of America 17.17%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
United States of America 12.38%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
United States of America 9.88%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
United States of America 8.60%	Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%
United States of America 8.55%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
United States of America 8.38%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
United States of America 6.85%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
United States of America 6.81%	F5 Inc 0.50%

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 VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	13	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% 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, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VBR?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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