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SHV · Ishares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in SHV with dividends reinvested grew to $12,621, 1.56% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -0.30%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
1.56%
Volatility (annualized)
0.56%
Worst drawdown
-0.30%
Sharpe ratio
-0.22

How SHV held up in past market crashes

SHV has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 0.5% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 3 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of SHV in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashSHV deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2008 financial crisis-0.5%-56.5%Mar 2008 to Jun 20083 months
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-0.2%-20.2%Nov 2018 to Dec 20181 months
2020 COVID crash-0.1%-34.1%Feb 2020 to Mar 2020Under a month
2022 bear market-0.5%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Oct 20226 months

Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.

About SHV

iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to short-term U.S. Treasury debt with remaining maturities of one year or less. Managed by BlackRock’s iShares, the fund seeks to track the ICE Short U.S. Treasury Securities Index, giving investors access to government securities backed by the U.S. Treasury. Its portfolio is built around high-quality fixed income holdings, making it a core cash-management and liquidity-oriented vehicle within the ultrashort bond segment. The fund distributes income on a monthly basis and is commonly used by market participants seeking a conservative fixed income allocation that emphasizes capital preservation and low interest-rate sensitivity. iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF serves as a practical tool for investors and institutions looking for efficient exposure to very short-dated Treasury bills and notes in a single diversified wrapper.

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