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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and VOE +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VOE?

Neither: GOVT and VOE 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 VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to VOE's +22.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $22.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

GOVT total return, 1 year

+22.8%

VOE total return, 1 year

0.05%

GOVT expense ratio

0.05%

VOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; GOVT is 1.8 times larger.

GOVT vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GOVT	VOE
Return
Measure	GOVT	VOE
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+22.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GOVT	VOE
Below its high	8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	GOVT	VOE
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	GOVT	VOE
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$41.4bn	$22.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GOVT	VOE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		14.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VOE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT VOE

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 VOE

Valero Energy Corp 1.90%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.89%

Phillips 66 1.73%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.37%

Warner Bros Discovery Inc 1.25%

SLB Ltd 1.23%

Target Corp 1.21%

Cummins Inc 1.21%

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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF VOE Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +22.8%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%

Holdings 229 169

Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOE as of Sep 30, 2026 $42.8bn $22.8bn

GOVT and VOE 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.

VOE

VOE tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VOE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and VOE +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VOE?: Neither: GOVT and VOE both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOVT on its own →VOE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →VOE dividend history →VOE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GOVT ↗

VOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOE ↗

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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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