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SHY vs SGOV

Ishares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF vs Ishares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Over their shared history — 2020-06 to 2026-09, about 6 years — SHY returned 1.45% a year versus 2.95% for SGOV, with worst peak-to-trough falls of -5.36% and 0.00% respectively (dividends reinvested). Past performance doesn't predict future results.

SHY SGOVBoth re-based to 100 at 2020-06, the start of their shared window
Metric · shared window 2020-06 – 2026-09SHYSGOV
CAGR (annualized return)1.45%2.95%
Volatility (annualized)1.84%0.62%
Worst drawdown-5.36%0.00%
Sharpe ratio-0.87-0.22
Each fund on its own — windows differ, not directly comparable
CAGR (full own history)1.03%2.95%
Worst drawdown (full own history)-5.36%-0.00%
Data window2011-08 – 2026-092020-06 – 2026-09

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Ticker pages: SHY · SGOV

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