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As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BILS DUSB \n Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15% \n Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.9bn $2.2bn \n Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6% \n What it tracks not read by ETFI","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BILS against DUSB, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bils-vs-dusb","a":{"ticker":"BILS","name":"State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"BILS tracks an index and returned +3.6% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bils","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+3.6%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.14%","as_of":"2025-10-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"23","as_of":"2026-10-19","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"3.7%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.3101","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"DUSB","name":"Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF","issuer":"Dimensional","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"DUSB is actively managed and returned +3.6% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dusb","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+3.6%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.15%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"564","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.1%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"4.2%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 20, 2026","value":"$0.1532","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.2bn","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_withheld":"report dates differ","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bils-vs-dusb"}