BILZ vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TFLO's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; BILZ charges 0.14% to TFLO's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $7.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF.

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BILZ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; TFLO is 6.4 times larger.

BILZ vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZTFLO
Expense ratio0.14%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.0bn$6.6bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+4.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.7%
BILZ total return, 1 year
+4.0%
TFLO total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILZ expense ratio
0.15%
TFLO expense ratio

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BILZ and TFLO 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 TFLO follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index.
  2. Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and TFLO $6.6bn (net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026); TFLO is 6.6 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and TFLO +4.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 points.

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On the same fields

BILZ
PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund
TFLO
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +4.0% (USFR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs USFR
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15%
Holdings not counted 8
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and TFLO as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.0bn $7.2bn

BILZ and TFLO 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 TFLO

TFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or TFLO?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and TFLO +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or TFLO?
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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