Which returned more over the last year, BIL or PDBC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BIL or PDBC?

BIL charges 0.14% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so BIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BIL vs PDBC: how they differ

BIL is a short-term Treasury fund and PDBC an equity index fund, and over the year PDBC returned more, +55.2% against +3.7%.

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

BIL and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Invesco
What it is	1-3 month T-bills	Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.8 pts	+37.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.59%

BIL in plain words

BIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BIL or PDBC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BIL or PDBC?: BIL charges 0.14% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so BIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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