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

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

Which is cheaper, BILZ or VUSB?

VUSB 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 VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 BILZ's duration was 0.2 years and VUSB's 1.0; VUSB charges 0.10% to BILZ's 0.14%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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VUSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; VUSB is 8.7 times larger.

BILZ vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BILZ	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.0bn	$8.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+3.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+3.7%

BILZ total return, 1 year

+3.4%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.14%

BILZ expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

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

Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and VUSB $8.9bn (net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026); VUSB is 8.9 times larger.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BILZ and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BILZ VUSB

Only in BILZ

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 24, 2026 45.05%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 27, 2026 26.38%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 21, 2026 21.33%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 4, 2026 15.43%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 18, 2026 13.15%

Only in VUSB

TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%

PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%

REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%

US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%

CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%

TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%

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On the same fields

BILZ

PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund

VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Vanguard

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 +5.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.10%

Holdings not counted 1344

Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0bn $9.9bn

BILZ and VUSB 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 VUSB

VUSB 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 Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and VUSB +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or VUSB?: VUSB 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 ↗VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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