Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SHY vs VGLT: how they differ
SHY and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SHY returned more over the year.
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SHY and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SHY | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| USD CASH 0.88% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% |
| TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| TREASURY NOTE 0.06% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% | |
| Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% |
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 iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | 1-3 Year Treasury Bond | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.7% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.8 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | not published |
| Holdings | 93 | 1703 |
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.
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SHY or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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