Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IJH?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and IJH +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IJH?

Neither: GOVT and IJH both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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GOVT vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to IJH's +13.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.8bn for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

GOVT total return, 1 year

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

0.05%

GOVT expense ratio

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points; IJH is 2.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOVT vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GOVT	IJH
Return
Measure	GOVT	IJH
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+13.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GOVT	IJH
Below its high	8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GOVT	IJH
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index	S&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Measure	GOVT	IJH
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$42.8bn	$122.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GOVT	IJH
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		7.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IJH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT IJH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOVT

TREASURY NOTE 5.17%

TREASURY NOTE 2.98%

TREASURY NOTE 2.12%

TREASURY NOTE 1.95%

TREASURY NOTE 1.65%

TREASURY BOND 1.51%

TREASURY BOND 1.46%

TREASURY BOND 1.42%

Only in IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.8% (MDY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs MDY

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%

Holdings 229 409

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.8bn $122.8bn

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

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About each fund

GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IJH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IJH?: Neither: GOVT and IJH both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GOVT and IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GOVT ↗

IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

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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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