Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VPL?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VPL?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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SHV vs VPL: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VPL 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 SHV	Only in VPL
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.04%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
TREASURY NOTE 0.47%	SK hynix Inc 4.12%
TREASURY BILL 0.06%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
	Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
	BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
	Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
	Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SHV and VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Pacific Stock
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	+19.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	66	2335

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VPL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VPL?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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