BILS vs GSY: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILS's duration was 0.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and GSY's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; BILS charges 0.14% to GSY's 0.22%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $3.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF and $4.0bn for Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF.

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BILS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

BILS vs GSY: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILSGSY
Expense ratio0.14%0.22%
Net assets$3.9bn$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.7%
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
+3.7%
GSY total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILS expense ratio
0.22%
GSY expense ratio

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BILS and GSY 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 GSY follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. BILS holds 23 positions and GSY holds 414.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILS returned +3.6% and GSY +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.

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On the same fields

BILS
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF
GSY
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +3.7% (SPTU)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SPTU
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.22%
Holdings 23 414
Net assets $3.9bn $4.0bn

BILS and GSY 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 GSY

GSY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +3.7% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILS or GSY?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILS returned +3.6% and GSY +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, BILS or GSY?
BILS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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