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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or VCIT?

SHY charges 0.15% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SHY and VCIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SHY	VCIT
United States of America	0.72%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SHY	Only in VCIT
United States of America 1.97%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
United States of America 1.86%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
United States of America 1.72%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
United States of America 1.62%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
United States of America 1.61%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
United States of America 1.53%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States of America 1.49%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
United States of America 1.47%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-3 Year Treasury Bond	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	89	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or VCIT?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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