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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or XLB?

SHY charges 0.15% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB 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 XLB: how they differ

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

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and XLB 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 XLB
USD CASH 0.88%	LINDE PLC 12.91%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%	NEWMONT CORP 8.14%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%	FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.19%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%	CORTEVA INC 5.11%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%	AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.78%
TREASURY NOTE 0.06%	ECOLAB INC 4.75%
	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 4.70%
	NUCOR CORP 4.59%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

SHY and XLB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	1-3 Year Treasury Bond	Materials
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	93	27

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.

XLB in plain words

XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or XLB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or XLB?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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