Which returned more over the last year, IWF or SHV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and SHV +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or SHV?

SHV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWF vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWF returned +0.9% to SHV's +3.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and $21.7bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

+3.6%

SHV total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.15%

SHV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHV costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; IWF is 5.7 times larger.

IWF vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWF	SHV
Return
Measure	IWF	SHV
Total return, 1 year	+0.9%	+3.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IWF	SHV
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWF	SHV
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWF	SHV
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$124.7bn	$21.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IWF	SHV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWF SHV

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Only in IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

Only in SHV

TREASURY BILL 4.98%

TREASURY BILL 4.17%

TREASURY BILL 3.90%

TREASURY BILL 3.72%

TREASURY BILL 3.58%

TREASURY BILL 3.48%

TREASURY BILL 3.35%

TREASURY BILL 3.31%

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Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.9% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.1% (VONG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.15%

Holdings 374 66

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $124.7bn $21.7bn

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

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About each fund

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 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, IWF or SHV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or SHV?: SHV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IWF and SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHV ↗

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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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