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BILS vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILS's duration was 0.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and DUSB's 0.9 on Jul 31, 2026; BILS charges 0.14% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF.

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BILS costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned +3.6% over a year; BILS is 1.8 times larger.

BILS vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILSDUSB
Expense ratio0.14%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.9bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

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

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BILS and DUSB 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 DUSB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. BILS holds 23 positions and DUSB holds 564.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILS returned +3.6% and DUSB +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 points.

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
DUSB
Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Dimensional
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15%
Holdings 23 564
Net assets, BILS as of Oct 20, 2026 and DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.9bn $2.2bn

BILS and DUSB 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 DUSB

DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILS or DUSB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILS returned +3.6% and DUSB +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BILS or DUSB?
BILS 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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BILS on its own →DUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BILS dividend history →BILS holdings →DUSB dividend history →DUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BILS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BILS 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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