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ICSH vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

ICSH's duration was 0.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SGOV's 0.1 on May 31, 2026; ICSH charges 0.08% to SGOV's 0.09%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $9.0bn for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF and $116.5bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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ICSH costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SGOV is 13.0 times larger.

ICSH vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
ICSHSGOV
Expense ratio0.08%0.09%
Net assets$9.0bn$116.5bn
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+3.7%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE 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.

+3.5%
ICSH total return, 1 year
+3.7%
SGOV total return, 1 year
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio
0.09%
SGOV expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-F2EF516D60

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

  1. What each follows. ICSH follows No index, actively managed and SGOV follows ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index.
  2. Number of holdings. ICSH holds 407 positions and SGOV holds 23.
  3. Size. ICSH has $9.0bn in net assets and SGOV $116.5bn (Net assets); SGOV is 12.9 times larger.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year +3.5% +3.7%
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.09%
Holdings 407 23
Net assets $9.0bn $116.5bn

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

About ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, ICSH or SGOV?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or SGOV?
ICSH is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ICSH ↗SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SGOV ↗

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