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iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) ETF Analysis

SHY

Expense ratio 0.15% Yield 3.65% Assets $26.28B Since July 22, 2002 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$81.29

−$0.01 (−0.01%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for SHY over 10 years is +1.67%.

SHY charges an expense ratio of 0.15%.

SHY has $26.28B in net assets.

SHY Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+1.36%	+1.36%	$101.36	$304.08
3 years	+12.43%	+3.98%	$112.43	$337.28
5 years	+9.76%	+1.88%	$109.76	$329.28
10 years	+17.96%	+1.67%	$117.96	$353.88

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

SHY Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−3.88%+4.95%+0.79%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+0.79%
2025	+4.95%
2024	+3.91%
2023	+4.16%
2022	−3.88%
2021	−0.72%
2020	+3.03%
2019	+3.38%
2018	+1.46%
2017	+0.26%
2016 (partial year)	−0.98%

SHY Monthly Returns

−2%+2%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.2	+0.5	−0.5	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+0.2	−0.5	+0.4	—	—
2025	+0.4	+0.7	+0.4	+0.8	−0.3	+0.6	−0.1	+0.9	+0.3	+0.3	+0.4	+0.3
2024	+0.3	−0.4	+0.3	−0.4	+0.7	+0.5	+1.2	+0.9	+0.8	−0.6	+0.3	+0.3
2023	+0.8	−0.8	+1.6	+0.2	−0.4	−0.5	+0.3	+0.4	−0.1	+0.3	+1.1	+1.1
2022	−0.7	−0.4	−1.4	−0.5	+0.6	−0.6	+0.4	−0.8	−1.2	−0.1	+0.7	+0.1
2021	+0.0	−0.1	−0.1	+0.1	+0.1	−0.2	+0.2	−0.0	−0.1	−0.3	−0.1	−0.2
2020	+0.6	+0.9	+1.2	+0.3	−0.1	+0.0	+0.1	−0.0	−0.0	−0.0	+0.0	+0.0
2019	+0.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.2	+0.7	+0.5	−0.1	+0.8	−0.1	+0.3	−0.0	+0.2
2018	−0.3	−0.1	+0.2	−0.2	+0.4	+0.0	−0.1	+0.3	−0.1	+0.2	+0.4	+0.8
2017	+0.1	+0.0	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	−0.1	+0.2	+0.2	−0.2	−0.1	−0.2	−0.0

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

SHY Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 1.59%
Beta (3y): 0.24
Best year: +4.95%
Worst year: −3.88%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	XTSLA	BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency	1.4%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF trades as SHY and is categorised as Short Government. The fund holds $26.28B in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.15%. On a $10,000 position that is $15.00 a year. iShares is the fund family on file. It has been trading since July 22, 2002.

BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency alone accounts for 1.4% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for SHY is $81.29, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +1.36%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.67% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 3.65%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +4.95%; the weakest is 2022 at −3.88%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +0.79%.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $80.95 to $83.20. The latest close sits 0.42% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 1.59%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.24. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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