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BILS vs CLIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILS's duration was 0.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and CLIP's 0.1 on May 31, 2026; CLIP charges 0.07% to BILS's 0.14%. Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF, and $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; BILS is 1.7 times larger.

BILS vs CLIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILSCLIP
Expense ratio0.14%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$3.9bn$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index
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
+3.7%
CLIP total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILS expense ratio
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. BILS follows not read by ETFIQ and CLIP follows Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILS returned +3.6% and CLIP +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). BILS holds 23 positions and CLIP holds 25.

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

BILS
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
CLIP
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Global X
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.7%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.07%
Holdings 23 25
Net assets, BILS as of Oct 20, 2026 and CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 $3.9bn $2.3bn

BILS and CLIP 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 CLIP

CLIP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILS or CLIP?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILS returned +3.6% and CLIP +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, BILS or CLIP?
CLIP is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BILS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BILS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗CLIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CLIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for CLIP ↗

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