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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VHT?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT 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 VHT: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VHT 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 VHT
United States of America 17.17%	Eli Lilly & Co 14.07%
United States of America 12.38%	Johnson & Johnson 8.48%
United States of America 9.88%	AbbVie Inc 6.10%
United States of America 8.60%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%
United States of America 8.55%	Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
United States of America 8.38%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
United States of America 6.85%	Amgen Inc 2.87%
United States of America 6.81%	Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%

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 VHT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Health Care
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Holdings	13	401

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.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VHT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VHT?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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