Which returned more over the last year, IYE or SHY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYE or SHY?

IYE charges 0.37% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYE vs SHY: how they differ

IYE and SHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYE	Only in SHY
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 22.32%	USD CASH 0.88%
CHEVRON 16.00%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.77%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%
MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.62%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%
PHILLIPS 66 4.20%	TREASURY NOTE 0.06%
WILLIAMS 3.60%
SLB 3.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IYE and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Energy	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+31.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.15%
Holdings	43	93

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 71.3%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or SHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or SHY?: IYE charges 0.37% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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