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SHV vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

SHV's duration was 0.3 years on May 31, 2026 and VRIG's 0.3 on Jul 31, 2026; SHV charges 0.15% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $23.5bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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SHV costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; SHV is 12.1 times larger.

SHV vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
SHVVRIG
Expense ratio0.15%0.30%
Net assets$23.5bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+4.3%
What it tracksICE Short US Treasury Securities IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
+4.3%
VRIG total return, 1 year
0.15%
SHV expense ratio
0.30%
VRIG expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-CF761BDAAF

SHV and VRIG are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. SHV follows ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index and VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. SHV holds 67 positions and VRIG holds 363.
  3. Cost. SHV charges 0.15% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.15 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

SHV
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
VRIG
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.30%
Holdings 67 363
Net assets $23.5bn $1.9bn

SHV and VRIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VRIG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VRIG?
SHV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SHV ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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