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SGOV vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

SGOV's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and VRIG's 0.3 on Jul 31, 2026; SGOV charges 0.09% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $116.5bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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SGOV costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; SGOV is far larger, $116.5bn against $1.9bn.

SGOV vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
SGOVVRIG
Expense ratio0.09%0.30%
Net assets$116.5bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+4.3%
What it tracksICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.7%
SGOV total return, 1 year
+4.3%
VRIG total return, 1 year
0.09%
SGOV expense ratio
0.30%
VRIG expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-5277BFCA41

SGOV and VRIG are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. SGOV follows ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index and VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. SGOV holds 23 positions and VRIG holds 363.
  3. Cost. SGOV charges 0.09% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.21 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
VRIG
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.30%
Holdings 23 363
Net assets $116.5bn $1.9bn

SGOV and VRIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

About VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or VRIG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.7% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or VRIG?
SGOV is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SGOV ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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