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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BIL or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BIL vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BIL's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to BIL's 0.14%.

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Net assets: $48.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+3.7%

BIL total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.14%

BIL expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; BIL is 2.1 times larger.

BIL vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BIL	IGSB
Return
Measure	BIL	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BIL	IGSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BIL	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$49.8bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BIL	IGSB
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BIL and IGSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIL IGSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BIL

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 6, 2026 12.04%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 3, 2026 9.04%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 27, 2026 7.22%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 17, 2026 7.03%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 10, 2026 6.98%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 24, 2026 6.97%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 13, 2026 6.85%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 20, 2026 6.49%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +1.3%

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.04%

Holdings 26 4781

Net assets, BIL as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $48.7bn $23.7bn

BIL and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BIL

BIL tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BIL or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BIL on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BIL dividend history →BIL holdings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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