Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SHY vs XOVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SHY returned +1.6% to XOVR's −3.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.
Pair scorecard
SHY costs 1.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.
| Measure | SHY | XOVR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.6% | −3.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 6.5%, high on Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index | No index, actively managed |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 1.81% |
| Net assets, SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 and XOVR as of Jun 30, 2026 | $27.4bn | $2.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 43% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 63.1% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SHY and XOVR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SHY and XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
XOVR
XOVR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.81% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SHY or XOVR?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.6% and XOVR −3.0%.
- Which is cheaper, SHY or XOVR?
- SHY is cheaper, by 1.66 percentage points a year. That is about $166 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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