IBTH vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBTH's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SHV's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; IBTH charges 0.07% to SHV's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF and $23.5bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; SHV is 9.9 times larger.

IBTH vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTHSHV
Expense ratio0.07%0.15%
Net assets$2.4bn$23.5bn
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+3.6%
What it tracksICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury IndexICE Short 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
+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio
0.15%
SHV expense ratio

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IBTH and SHV 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 SHV follows ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index.
  2. Size. IBTH has $2.4bn in net assets and SHV $23.5bn (Net assets); SHV is 9.8 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBTH returned +2.8% and SHV +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 points.

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On the same fields

IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
SHV
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%
Holdings 51 67
Net assets $2.4bn $23.5bn

IBTH and SHV 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 SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or SHV?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or SHV?
IBTH is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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