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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHV or VTEB?

SHV charges 0.15% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB 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 VTEB: how they differ

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

iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHV and VTEB 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 VTEB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.04%	University of California 0.12%
TREASURY NOTE 0.47%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
TREASURY BILL 0.06%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
	State of California 0.11%
	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	0-1 Year Treasury Bond	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.9 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	66	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHV or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHV returned +3.6% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SHV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHV or VTEB?: SHV charges 0.15% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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