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BILZ vs GBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and GBIL's 0.4 on May 31, 2026; GBIL charges 0.12% to BILZ's 0.14%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $7.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF.

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GBIL costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

BILZ vs GBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZGBIL
Expense ratio0.14%0.12%
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026$1.0bn$7.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.7%
BILZ total return, 1 year
+3.6%
GBIL total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILZ expense ratio
0.12%
GBIL expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. BILZ follows No index, actively managed and GBIL follows not read by ETFIQ.
  2. Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and GBIL $7.9bn (net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026); GBIL is 7.9 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and GBIL +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 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

BILZ
PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund
GBIL
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Goldman Sachs
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.12%
Holdings not counted 43
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 $1.0bn $7.9bn

BILZ and GBIL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BILZ

BILZ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

About GBIL

GBIL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or GBIL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and GBIL +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or GBIL?
GBIL is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BILZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BILZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PIMCO website ↗GBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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