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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VGK?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGK 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 VGK: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard European Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VGK 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 VGK
United States of America 17.17%	ASML Holding NV 3.63%
United States of America 12.38%	HSBC Holdings PLC 2.05%
United States of America 9.88%	AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%
United States of America 8.60%	Novartis AG 1.84%
United States of America 8.55%	Nestle SA 1.69%
United States of America 8.38%	Siemens AG 1.41%
United States of America 6.85%	Banco Santander SA 1.16%
United States of America 6.81%	Allianz SE 1.13%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SHV and VGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	European Stock
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+16.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−1.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Holdings	13	1228

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.

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VGK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VGK?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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