BILZ vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TBLL's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; TBLL charges 0.08% to BILZ's 0.14%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $2.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF.
TBLL costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.
| BILZ | TBLL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.14% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBLL as of Oct 20, 2026 | $1.0bn | $2.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.7% | +3.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index |
| Holdings in common | report dates differ | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
BILZ and TBLL 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 TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index.
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and TBLL +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.
- Cost (similar). BILZ charges 0.14% of assets a year and TBLL 0.08%, a gap of 0.06 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 TBLL 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 TBLL
TBLL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +3.6% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or TBLL?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and TBLL +3.6%.
- Which is cheaper, BILZ or TBLL?
- TBLL is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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