Which returned more over the last year, IVV or VGIT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VGIT −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or VGIT?

Neither: IVV and VGIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IVV vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to VGIT's −1.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

−1.5%

VGIT total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.03%

VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; IVV is far larger, $881.3bn against $39.7bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVV vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	VGIT
Return
Measure	IVV	VGIT
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−1.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	VGIT
Below its high		3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	VGIT
What it tracks	S&P 500	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	VGIT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$881.3bn	$39.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	VGIT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and VGIT 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV VGIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

Only in VGIT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.91%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.85%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.83%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.82%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.81%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −1.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) −1.5% (SCHR)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY 0.0 pts vs SCHR

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 505 103

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $885.1bn $39.7bn

IVV and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or VGIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VGIT?: Neither: IVV and VGIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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