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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VXUS?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VXUS 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 VXUS
United States of America 17.17%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
United States of America 12.38%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
United States of America 9.88%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
United States of America 8.60%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
United States of America 8.55%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
United States of America 8.38%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
United States of America 6.85%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
United States of America 6.81%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	13	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VXUS?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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