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SHY vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SHY's duration was 1.8 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VGIT's 4.7 on May 31, 2026; VGIT charges 0.03% to SHY's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance
+1.6%
SHY total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.15%
SHY expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; VGIT is 1.5 times larger.

SHY vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSHYVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.6%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$26.3bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%

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

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and VGIT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHY VGIT
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 1.49% 1.11%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2029 1.30% 1.10%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 1.47% 1.05%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2029 0.92% 0.73%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 0.78% 0.59%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2029 0.61% 0.55%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 0.76% 0.52%
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Only in SHY
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.97%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 1.71%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2028 1.61%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 1.51%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2027 1.48%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 1.40%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2027 1.39%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 15, 2027 1.39%
Only in VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 1.94%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 1.90%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 1.84%
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Side by side

SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +1.6% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.7% (BBSB) −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs BBSB 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 90 103
Net assets, SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $27.4bn $39.7bn

SHY and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.6% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, SHY or VGIT?
VGIT 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
SHY on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SHY dividend history →SHY holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHY ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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