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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VOX returned +2.9%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VOX?

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

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VOX 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 VOX
United States of America 17.17%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
United States of America 12.38%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
United States of America 9.88%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
United States of America 8.60%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
United States of America 8.55%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
United States of America 8.38%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
United States of America 6.85%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
United States of America 6.81%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Holdings	13	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VOX returned +2.9%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VOX?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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