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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VGIT?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT 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 VGIT: how they differ

GOVT and VGIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VGIT 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 GOVT	Only in VGIT
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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.

GOVT and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	216	103

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.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VGIT?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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