UCITS Equivalent of SHY

The closest UCITS equivalent of SHY, iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, is IBTA (iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Acc), ISIN IE00BYXPSP02). It tracks the same ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year, costs 0.07% a year against 0.15% for SHY, has 93 holdings and is domiciled in Ireland. Data as of November 8, 2026.

In the EU, SHY is IBTA

US · not sold in the EUSHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Index
ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year
Fee
0.15%
Bonds
89
Dividends
Paid out
Based in
United States
Trades in
USD

UCITS · EUIBTAiShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Acc)

Index
ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year
Fee
0.07% (differs from the US fund)
Bonds
93 (differs from the US fund)
Dividends
Reinvested (differs from the US fund)
Based in
Ireland (differs from the US fund)
Trades in
USD · London (differs from the US fund)
Ticker: IBTAISIN: IE00BYXPSP02

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SHY, IBTA and IUSU side by side

SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Index
ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year
Fee a year
0.15%
Holdings
89 (Nov 10, 2026)
Dividends
Paid out monthly
Domicile
United States
Replication
Not in our data
Fund size
Not in our data
Listings
Nasdaq: SHY in USD
ISIN
US4642874576

IBTAiShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Acc)

Index
ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year
Fee a year
0.07%
Holdings
93 (Nov 10, 2026)
Dividends
Reinvested
Domicile
Ireland
Replication
Physical, a sample
Fund size
€11.9B (Nov 10, 2026)
Listings
London: IBTA in USD
ISIN
IE00BYXPSP02

IUSUiShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Dist)

Index
ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year
Fee a year
0.07%
Holdings
93 (Nov 10, 2026)
Dividends
Paid out
Domicile
Ireland
Replication
Physical, a sample
Fund size
€11.9B (Nov 10, 2026)
Listings
Xetra: IUSU in EUR; London: IDBT in USD and IBTS in GBP
ISIN
IE00B14X4S71

Is IBTA the same as SHY?

Yes for what you own: IBTA tracks the same ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year as SHY. The ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year holds US government bonds with 1 to 3 years left to maturity. IBTA holds 93 of them, SHY 89; what differs is the wrapper and the fee: 0.07% a year against 0.15%.

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Is IBTA accumulating or distributing?

IBTA is accumulating: it reinvests the dividends inside the fund. If you want them paid out, IUSU (iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE00B14X4S71) is the distributing option, at 0.07% a year.

Where is IBTA domiciled?

IBTA is domiciled in Ireland, under the EU's UCITS rules for funds. Most UCITS ETFs are domiciled in Ireland or Luxembourg. What Irish domicile means for US dividends.

Why can't I buy SHY in the EU?

SHY is a US fund that publishes no KID, the key information document EU rules require for every fund sold to retail investors, so EU brokers cannot offer it to you. The full answer.

How do I buy IBTA?

Search IBTA or its ISIN IE00BYXPSP02 at your broker. It has no Xetra line: it trades in London as IBTA in USD.

Where the data comes from

Source: iShares (BlackRock) documents, as of November 8, 2026: SHY, IBTA, IUSU.

How we choose the twin: the closest index first, then the lowest fee among the funds of the issuers we checked: iShares, Xtrackers, SPDR, Vanguard, Invesco and J.P. Morgan, plus the issuers of the other funds on this page.

Data as of November 8, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is IBTA cheaper than SHY?

Yes: IBTA costs 0.07% a year, SHY 0.15%. On €10,000, IBTA costs €7 a year, €8 less than SHY.

How many bonds does IBTA hold?

93 (Nov 10, 2026), against 89 in SHY (Nov 10, 2026).

How big is IBTA?

€11.9B across its share classes (Nov 10, 2026).

Not investment advice

This page compares published fund facts: indexes, fees, holdings and listings. It does not tell you what to buy or sell. Read the fund's KID and check with your broker before you invest; taxes depend on where you live.