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BILZ vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; BILZ charges 0.14% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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BILZ costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

BILZ vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZVNLA
Expense ratio0.14%0.23%
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026$1.0bn$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
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
+3.6%
VNLA total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILZ expense ratio
0.23%
VNLA expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-2160C30CE6

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

  1. Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and VNLA $3.3bn (net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026); VNLA is 3.3 times larger.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and VNLA +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
VNLA
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Janus Henderson
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.23%
Holdings not counted 336
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.0bn $3.3bn

BILZ and VNLA 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 VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or VNLA?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or VNLA?
BILZ is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 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 ↗VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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