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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SGOV vs VTWO: how they differ

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

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SGOV and VTWO 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 SGOVOnly in VTWO
TREASURY BILL 0.94%Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.51%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Fabrinet 0.69%
Nextpower Inc 0.67%
IonQ Inc 0.63%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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.

SGOV and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it is0-3 month T-billsRussell 2000
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.7 pts+3.9 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.07%
Holdings231951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SGOV or VTWO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.8% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or VTWO?
SGOV charges 0.09% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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