Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VGSH?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DVY or VGSH?

DVY charges 0.38% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DVY vs VGSH: how they differ

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

iShares Select Dividend ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and VGSH 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 DVY	Only in VGSH
HP INC 2.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
PFIZER 2.24%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.17%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.12%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.06%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
ONEOK 1.85%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
TARGET CORP 1.69%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

DVY and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.03%
Holdings	101	91

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.5%.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or VGSH?: DVY charges 0.38% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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