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SHV vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SHV's duration was 0.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to SHV's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $21.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

SHV on its own →VCIT on its own →
At a glance
+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
−1.8%
VCIT total return, 1 year
0.15%
SHV expense ratio
0.03%
VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; VCIT is 2.9 times larger.

SHV vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSHVVCIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.6%−1.8%
Drawdown
Below its high3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE Short US Treasury Securities IndexBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$22.8bn$66.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHV VCIT
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 VCIT
AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%
BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%
META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%
PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%
ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%
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Side by side

SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +3.6% −1.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 66 2340
Net assets, SHV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $21.7bn $66.6bn

SHV and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VCIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VCIT?
VCIT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SHV dividend history →SHV holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHV ↗
VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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