IBTH vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBTH's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SGOV's 0.1 on May 31, 2026; IBTH charges 0.07% to SGOV's 0.09%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF and $116.5bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; SGOV is far larger, $116.5bn against $2.4bn.

IBTH vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTHSGOV
Expense ratio0.07%0.09%
Net assets$2.4bn$116.5bn
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+3.7%
What it tracksICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury IndexICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
+3.7%
SGOV total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio
0.09%
SGOV expense ratio

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IBTH and SGOV are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index and SGOV follows ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index.
  2. Size. IBTH has $2.4bn in net assets and SGOV $116.5bn (Net assets); SGOV is 48.5 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBTH returned +2.8% and SGOV +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.9 points.

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On the same fields

IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +3.7%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.09%
Holdings 51 23
Net assets $2.4bn $116.5bn

IBTH and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

About SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or SGOV?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or SGOV?
IBTH is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, IBTH against SGOV, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ibth-vs-sgov

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