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SHV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SHV's duration was 0.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

SHV on its own →VCSH on its own →
At a glance
+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.15%
SHV expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; VCSH is 1.9 times larger.

SHV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSHVVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+1.3%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE Short US Treasury Securities IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$22.8bn$43.9bn
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 VCSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHV VCSH
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 VCSH
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%
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Side by side

SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 66 3064
Net assets, SHV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $21.7bn $43.9bn

SHV and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VCSH?
VCSH 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SHV dividend history →SHV holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHV ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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