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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or SGOV?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV 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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HYG vs SGOV: how they differ

HYG and SGOV hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SGOV returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and SGOV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HYG and SGOV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	HYG	SGOV
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.68%	0.51%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in SGOV
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%
CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.27%

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.

HYG and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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	US high yield bonds	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.09%
Holdings	1326	23

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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, HYG or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or SGOV?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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