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BIL vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BIL's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and DUSB's 0.9 on Jul 31, 2026; BIL charges 0.14% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $51.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF.

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BIL costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; BIL is far larger, $47.3bn against $2.2bn.

BIL vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILDUSB
Expense ratio0.14%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$47.3bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.6%
What it tracks1-3 month T-billsNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.7%
BIL total return, 1 year
+3.6%
DUSB total return, 1 year
0.14%
BIL expense ratio
0.15%
DUSB expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-53B0301BC8

BIL and DUSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. BIL follows 1-3 month T-bills and DUSB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. BIL holds 18 positions and DUSB holds 564.
  3. Size. BIL has $47.3bn in net assets and DUSB $2.2bn (net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026); BIL is 21.5 times larger.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

BIL
SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
DUSB
Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Dimensional
What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15%
Holdings 18 564
Net assets, BIL as of Oct 20, 2026 and DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 $51.1bn $2.2bn

BIL and DUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BIL

BIL tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

About DUSB

DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BIL or DUSB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and DUSB +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or DUSB?
BIL is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗DUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗

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