BILZ vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SHV's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; BILZ charges 0.14% to SHV's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $23.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.
BILZ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SHV is far larger, $20.9bn against $1.0bn.
| BILZ | SHV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.0bn | $20.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.7% | +3.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index |
| Holdings in common | report dates differ | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
BILZ and SHV are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. BILZ follows No index, actively managed and SHV follows ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index.
- Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and SHV $20.9bn (net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026); SHV is 20.9 times larger.
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and SHV +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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BILZ and SHV 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 SHV
SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or SHV?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and SHV +3.6%.
- Which is cheaper, BILZ or SHV?
- BILZ is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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