Which returned more over the last year, SHY or SPHD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or SPHD?

SHY charges 0.15% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SHY 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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SHY vs SPHD: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and SPHD 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 SHY	Only in SPHD
United States of America 1.97%	Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49%
United States of America 1.86%	Altria Group, Inc. 3.45%
United States of America 1.72%	Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24%
United States of America 1.62%	Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03%
United States of America 1.61%	Pfizer Inc. 2.99%
United States of America 1.53%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82%
United States of America 1.49%	VICI Properties Inc. 2.68%
United States of America 1.47%	ONEOK, Inc. 2.66%

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.

SHY and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	1-3 Year Treasury Bond	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.30%
Holdings	89	49

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or SPHD?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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