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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VGSH?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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 VGSH: how they differ

SHV and VGSH hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and SHV returned more over the year.

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VGSH hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SHV and VGSH both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SHV	VGSH
United States of America	6.85%	1.27%
United States of America	6.73%	1.21%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SHV	Only in VGSH
United States of America 17.17%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
United States of America 12.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
United States of America 9.88%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
United States of America 8.60%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
United States of America 8.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
United States of America 8.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
United States of America 6.81%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
United States of America 5.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 May 31, 2026.

SHV and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	13	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VGSH?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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