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SHV vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SHV's duration was 0.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; USHY charges 0.08% to SHV's 0.15%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $21.7bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

SHV on its own →USHY on its own →
At a glance
+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
+1.7%
USHY total return, 1 year
0.15%
SHV expense ratio
0.08%
USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USHY costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; USHY is 1.2 times larger.

SHV vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSHVUSHY
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE Short US Treasury Securities IndexICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$21.7bn$26.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHV USHY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SHV
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jan 14, 2027 4.95%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 29, 2026 4.53%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 13, 2026 3.86%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 15, 2026 3.60%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 27, 2026 3.56%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 22, 2026 3.55%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 1, 2026 3.37%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Nov 12, 2026 3.33%
Only in USHY
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.47%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.39%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.39%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.29%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.28%
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Dec 31, 2032 0.26%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.26%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.25%
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Side by side

SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SPHY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPHY
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%
Holdings 66 1900
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $21.7bn $26.3bn

SHV and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or USHY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, SHV or USHY?
USHY is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
SHV on its own →USHY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SHV dividend history →SHV holdings →USHY dividend history →USHY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SHV and USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHV ↗
USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for USHY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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