Which returned more over the last year, TLT or USHY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TLT or USHY?

TLT charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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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TLT vs USHY: how they differ

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

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TLT and USHY 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 TLT	Only in USHY
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.17%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.49%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.38%
TREASURY BOND 0.02%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.29%
	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.24%
	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.24%
	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.24%
	CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.23%

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.

TLT and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	20+ year Treasuries	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−6.4%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−23.9 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	41	1871

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% 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. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TLT or USHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TLT or USHY?: TLT charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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