Are BIL and REMX in the same category?

BIL is a bond ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and REMX −19.2%.

Which is cheaper, BIL or REMX?

BIL is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BIL vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BIL returned +3.7% to REMX's −19.2%, and BIL charges 0.14% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $48.7bn for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

+3.7%

BIL total return, 1 year

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.14%

BIL expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BIL costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.9 points; BIL is far larger, $48.7bn against $1.5bn.

BIL vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BIL	REMX
Return
Measure	BIL	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	BIL	REMX
Below its all-time high		75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIL	REMX
What it tracks	Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index	Rare earth and critical materials
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BIL	REMX
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$48.7bn	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	BIL	REMX
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		61%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BIL and REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIL REMX

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Only in BIL

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 7.94%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.66%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.46%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.40%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.39%

TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 6.26%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.21%

TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 4.85%

Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

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Side by side

BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer State Street VanEck

What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year +3.7% −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.53%

Holdings 26 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $48.7bn $1.5bn

BIL and REMX 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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Are BIL and REMX in the same category?: BIL is a bond ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, BIL or REMX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and REMX −19.2%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or REMX?: BIL is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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