Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SGOV vs SPHQ: how they differ
SGOV and SPHQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SGOV and SPHQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SGOV | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 0.94% | Mastercard Inc 5.78% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.51% | Visa Inc 5.68% |
| Apple Inc 5.60% | |
| Lam Research Corp 4.10% | |
| Netflix Inc 4.00% | |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.92% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85% | |
| General Electric Co 3.62% |
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.
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | 0-3 month T-bills | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.7 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Holdings | 23 | 100 |
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.
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SGOV or SPHQ?
- SGOV charges 0.09% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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