SHY vs VAW

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.15% for SHY.
  • SHY pays a higher dividend yield (3.72%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSHYVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.15%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.72%1.37%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$25.08B$4.54B
YTD return
0.54%14.25%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.241.02
P/E ratio
3,737.7325.98
Last price
$82.23$232.03
Inception
Issuer
iSharesVanguard

SHY top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SHY.

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.14%
NEMNewmont Corp7.73%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.52%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.94%
CRHCRH PLC4.61%
ECLEcolab Inc4.44%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.05%
CTVACorteva Inc3.70%
NUENucor Corp2.53%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.35%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials89.3%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.9%
Healthcare0.5%

About SHY

SHY (iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF) is Short-term US Treasuries (1-3 years). Managed by iShares, the fund carries $25.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 3.72%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.37%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.2%.