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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHY or XLP?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and XLP 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 XLP
USD CASH 0.88%	WALMART INC 10.14%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%	COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%	PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
TREASURY NOTE 0.06%	TARGET CORP 4.62%
	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples 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	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	93	36

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SHY or XLP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.7% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHY or XLP?: SHY charges 0.15% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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