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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and SHY returned +1.7%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or SHY?

JAAA charges 0.20% 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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JAAA vs SHY: how they differ

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

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA 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 JAAA	Only in SHY
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	USD CASH 0.88%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	TREASURY NOTE 0.06%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

JAAA and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus Henderson	iShares
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.15%
Holdings	600	93

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

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, JAAA or SHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and SHY returned +1.7%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or SHY?: JAAA charges 0.20% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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