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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or XLG?

SHY charges 0.15% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, 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 XLG: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and XLG 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 XLG
United States of America 1.97%	NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
United States of America 1.86%	Apple Inc. 10.76%
United States of America 1.72%	Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
United States of America 1.62%	Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
United States of America 1.61%	Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
United States of America 1.53%	Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
United States of America 1.49%	Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
United States of America 1.47%	Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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.

SHY and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	1-3 Year Treasury Bond	S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.20%
Holdings	89	51

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or XLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or XLG?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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