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BILS vs IBTG: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILS's duration was 0.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBTG's 0.2 on Jul 31, 2026; IBTG charges 0.07% 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 $1.9bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF.

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IBTG costs 0.07 points a year less; both returned +3.6% over a year; BILS is 2.1 times larger.

BILS vs IBTG: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILSIBTG
Expense ratio0.14%0.07%
Net assets$3.9bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index
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%
IBTG total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILS expense ratio
0.07%
IBTG expense ratio

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BILS and IBTG 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 IBTG follows ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILS returned +3.6% and IBTG +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). BILS holds 23 positions and IBTG holds 10.

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
IBTG
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.07%
Holdings 23 10
Net assets $3.9bn $1.9bn

BILS and IBTG 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 IBTG

IBTG tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILS or IBTG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILS returned +3.6% and IBTG +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BILS or IBTG?
IBTG 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 ↗IBTG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTG ↗

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