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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or SGOV?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs SGOV: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SGOV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GOVT and SGOV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	GOVT	SGOV
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.11%	0.51%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in SGOV
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%
TREASURY STRIP (INT) 0.04%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Holdings	216	23

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or SGOV?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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