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IVV vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to VGSH's +1.7%; 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 $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

IVV on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.03%
IVV expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; IVV is far larger, $881.3bn against $35.1bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVV vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIVVVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$881.3bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV VGSH
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 VGSH
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 505 93
Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $885.1bn $35.1bn

IVV and VGSH 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%.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VGSH?
Neither: IVV and VGSH both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IVV on its own →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IVV ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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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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