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BOXX vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to SHY's +1.6%, and SHY charges 0.15% to BOXX's 0.19%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+1.6%
SHY total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.15%
SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHY costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; SHY is 1.9 times larger.

BOXX vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXSHY
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+1.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$27.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +1.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.7% (BBSB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBSB
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.15%
Holdings not counted 90
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $27.4bn

BOXX and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SHY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SHY?
SHY is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →SHY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →SHY dividend history →SHY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHY ↗

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