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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SHY vs VTV: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and VTV 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 SHYOnly in VTV
United States of America 1.97%Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
United States of America 1.86%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
United States of America 1.72%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
United States of America 1.62%Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
United States of America 1.61%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
United States of America 1.53%Walmart Inc 1.87%
United States of America 1.49%Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
United States of America 1.47%AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SHY and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it is1-3 Year Treasury BondUS value
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.8 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Holdings89308

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.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VTV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or VTV?
SHY charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SHY against VTV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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