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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYE or VGSH?

IYE charges 0.37% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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 VGSH: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and VGSH 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 VGSH
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 22.32%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
CHEVRON 16.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.77%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
PHILLIPS 66 4.20%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
WILLIAMS 3.60%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
SLB 3.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IYE and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Energy	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+31.3 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.03%
Holdings	43	91

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%.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VGSH?: IYE charges 0.37% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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