Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VGK?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or VGK?

SHY charges 0.15% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGK 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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SHY vs VGK: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard European Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and VGK 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 SHY	Only in VGK
USD CASH 0.88%	ASML Holding NV 3.63%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%	HSBC Holdings PLC 2.05%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%	AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%	Novartis AG 1.84%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%	Nestle SA 1.69%
TREASURY NOTE 0.06%	Siemens AG 1.41%
	Banco Santander SA 1.16%
	Allianz SE 1.13%

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.

SHY and VGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-3 Year Treasury Bond	European Stock
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+16.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−1.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Holdings	93	1228

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VGK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or VGK?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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