Last Update: 31 Aug 2021
In the last 10 years, the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF obtained a 1.03% compound annual return, with a 0.89% standard deviation.
In the last 20 years, a 2.29% compound annual return, with a 1.50% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 0.96% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY): Dividend Yield page.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Bond
- Region: North America
- Country: U.S.
- Bond - Duration: Short Term
The iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:
| Portfolio Name | Author | ETF Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | 12.0% |
| Short Term Treasury | 100.0% | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | 25.0% |
| Warren Buffett | 10.0% | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | 30.0% |
| Golden Butterfly | 20.0% | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | 28.0% |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | 80.0% |
| Robo Advisor 10 | Betterment | 61.4% |
| Robo Advisor 20 | Betterment | 42.8% |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | 40.0% |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | 33.3% |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | 20.0% | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | 20.0% | |
| Paul Boyer Permanent Portfolio | Paul Boyer | 25.0% |
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.
If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY): Dividend Yield page.
ETF Returns, up to December 2002, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
| Period | Returns Aug 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
-0.03%
|
-0.03%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
0 - 1 | |
|
3M
|
-0.04%
|
-0.17%
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
|
1 - 2 | |
|
6M
|
+0.02%
|
-0.17%
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
|
3 - 3 | |
|
YTD
|
-0.01%
|
-0.17%
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
|
4 - 4 | |
|
1Y
|
0.00%
|
0.28%
|
-0.17%
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
|
7 - 5 |
|
3Y
|
+2.51%
annualized
|
1.16%
|
-0.17%
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
|
25 - 11 |
|
5Y
|
+1.55%
annualized
|
1.05%
|
-0.91%
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
|
38 - 22 |
|
10Y
|
+1.03%
annualized
|
0.89%
|
-0.91%
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
|
76 - 44 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 1977
|
+5.60%
annualized
|
3.03%
|
-4.26%
Jul 1980 - Nov 1980
|
406 - 130 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+5.81% |
+25.82% Oct 1981 - Sep 1982 |
-0.51% May 2017 - Apr 2018 |
2.86% |
| 2 Years |
+5.86% |
+19.29% May 1981 - Apr 1983 |
-0.17% Aug 2016 - Jul 2018 |
0.97% |
| 3 Years |
+5.89% |
+17.24% Mar 1980 - Feb 1983 |
+0.17% May 2015 - Apr 2018 |
0.00% |
| 5 Years |
+5.94% |
+15.57% Sep 1981 - Aug 1986 |
+0.32% May 2013 - Apr 2018 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+5.91% |
+13.80% Mar 1980 - Feb 1987 |
+0.39% Oct 2011 - Sep 2018 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+5.85% |
+11.72% Mar 1980 - Feb 1990 |
+0.78% Dec 2008 - Nov 2018 |
0.00% |
| 15 Years |
+5.82% |
+10.33% Nov 1978 - Oct 1993 |
+1.80% Oct 2003 - Sep 2018 |
0.00% |
| 20 Years |
+5.80% |
+9.22% Nov 1978 - Oct 1998 |
+2.29% Sep 2001 - Aug 2021 |
0.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
In the table below, for the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Win % |
0.46 82% |
0.19 67% |
0.37 73% |
0.50 82% |
0.49 76% |
0.52 82% |
0.46 78% |
0.46 78% |
0.56 75% |
0.55 73% |
0.46 66% |
0.49 77% |
| Best Year |
1.7 2008 |
1.6 1995 |
2.7 1981 |
7.9 1980 |
3.7 1980 |
2.1 1989 |
3.8 1982 |
3.1 1982 |
2.3 1982 |
4.9 1981 |
5.1 1981 |
3.0 1980 |
| Worst Year |
-1.1 1977 |
-4.0 1980 |
-0.9 1994 |
-1.7 1981 |
-0.9 1984 |
-0.6 1982 |
-0.7 1981 |
-2.1 1980 |
-0.5 1987 |
-2.6 1979 |
-0.8 2001 |
-1.1 1981 |
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Investing in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond (SHY) ETF: detail of monthly returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
-0.01% | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2020 |
+3.03% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 |
+3.38% | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 |
+1.46% | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 2017 |
+0.26% | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2016 |
+0.82% | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2015 |
+0.43% | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2014 |
+0.45% | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 2013 |
+0.21% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2012 |
+0.28% | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2011 |
+1.44% | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 2010 |
+2.28% | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| 2009 |
+0.35% | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 2008 |
+6.62% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 2007 |
+7.35% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 2006 |
+3.89% | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2005 |
+1.53% | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2004 |
+0.66% | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003 |
+2.22% | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2002 |
+8.02% | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| 2001 |
+7.80% | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| 2000 |
+8.83% | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1999 |
+1.85% | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1998 |
+7.36% | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1997 |
+6.51% | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1996 |
+4.39% | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| 1995 |
+12.11% | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1994 |
-0.48% | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1993 |
+6.31% | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1992 |
+6.75% | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 1991 |
+11.49% | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 1990 |
+9.92% | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1989 |
+11.48% | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1988 |
+5.67% | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1987 |
+4.78% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 1986 |
+10.35% | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1985 |
+13.83% | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 1984 |
+14.01% | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| 1983 |
+8.00% | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1982 |
+22.12% | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 1981 |
+14.26% | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 1980 |
+8.81% | 0.0 | -4.0 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1979 |
+8.08% | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| 1978 |
+3.35% | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1977 |
+2.91% | -1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
ETF Returns, up to December 2002, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.