BILS vs BSCQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILS's duration was 0.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and BSCQ's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; BSCQ charges 0.10% to BILS's 0.14%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $3.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF and $3.1bn for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF.

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BSCQ costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; BILS is 1.3 times larger.

BILS vs BSCQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILSBSCQ
Expense ratio0.14%0.10%
Net assets$3.9bn$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.6%
BILS total return, 1 year
+3.8%
BSCQ total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILS expense ratio
0.10%
BSCQ expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows (similar). Both follow not read by ETFIQ.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILS returned +3.6% and BSCQ +3.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). BILS holds 23 positions and BSCQ holds 64.

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On the same fields

BILS
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
BSCQ
Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.8%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.10%
Holdings 23 64
Net assets $3.9bn $3.1bn

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

About BILS

BILS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

About BSCQ

BSCQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILS or BSCQ?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILS returned +3.6% and BSCQ +3.8%.
Which is cheaper, BILS or BSCQ?
BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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