Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SGOV?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or SGOV?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV 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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LQD vs SGOV: how they differ

LQD and SGOV hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SGOV returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and SGOV hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions LQD and SGOV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	LQD	SGOV
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.88%	0.51%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in LQD	Only in SGOV
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%
MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK NA 0.07%

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.

LQD and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US investment grade bonds	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.09%
Holdings	3149	23

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SGOV?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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