Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DYNF vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to SHY's +1.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.7bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $27.4bn for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
SHY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; DYNF is 1.6 times larger.
| Measure | DYNF | SHY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% | +1.6% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $42.7bn | $27.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 95% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.7% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
DYNF and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYNF
DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.
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, DYNF or SHY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and SHY +1.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DYNF or SHY?
- SHY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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