Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or JPST?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and JPST +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, BILZ or JPST?

BILZ is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BILZ vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and JPST's 0.8 on May 31, 2026; BILZ charges 0.14% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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BILZ costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BILZ vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BILZ	JPST
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.18%
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and JPST as of Oct 20, 2026	$1.0bn	$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+3.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

+3.7%

BILZ total return, 1 year

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

0.14%

BILZ expense ratio

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

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

Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and JPST $42.8bn (net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and JPST as of Oct 20, 2026); JPST is 42.8 times larger.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and JPST +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 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

JPST

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.18%

Holdings not counted 824

Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.0bn $42.8bn

BILZ and JPST 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 JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or JPST?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or JPST?: BILZ is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 ↗JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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