Which is cheaper, TBJL or TLT?

TBJL charges 0.79% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are TBJL and TLT the same kind of fund?

No. TBJL is a buffer ETF and TLT is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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TBJL vs TLT: how they differ

TBJL and TLT are measured over different days, and TLT charges 0.15% against 0.79%.

Innovator 20+ Year Treasury Bond 9 Buffer ETF - Jul and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

TBJL and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TBJL Innovator 20+ Year Treasury Bond 9 Buffer ETF - Jul	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Innovator	iShares
What it is	Defined outcome, 9% on TLT	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	not published	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.15%

TBJL in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 60.0% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 2.6% of the 9.0% buffer still sits below today's TLT level. 292 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TBJL or TLT?: TBJL charges 0.79% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are TBJL and TLT the same kind of fund?: No. TBJL is a buffer ETF and TLT is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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