Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or JPST?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and JPST +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or JPST?

JPST 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to JPST's +3.4%, and JPST charges 0.18% to BOXX's 0.19%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and $42.5bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JPST costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JPST is 2.9 times larger.

BOXX vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	JPST
Return
Measure	BOXX	JPST
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+3.4%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	JPST
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	JPST
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.18%
Net assets	$14.5bn	$42.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	JPST
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Jan 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 198 weekly returns

BOXX JPST

Return

Total return edge JPST (slight) +18.9% +19.5%

Annualized edge JPST (slight) +4.6% +4.8%

Price return edge BOXX +18.6% +0.4%

Risk

Volatility edge BOXX 0.2% 0.5%

Max drawdown edge BOXX −0.1% −0.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JPST −0.25 0.14

Sortino edge JPST −0.35 0.19

Calmar Not measured 18.52

Reading

JPST returned slightly more: +19.5% to +18.9%. BOXX swung less: 0.2% to 0.5%. BOXX fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −0.3%.

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Risk and return: BOXX vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	JPST	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.9%	+19.5%	JPST (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+4.8%	JPST (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+0.4%	BOXX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.2%	0.5%	BOXX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.2%	0.4%	BOXX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.1%	−0.3%	BOXX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.25	0.14	JPST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.35	0.19	JPST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	Not measured	18.52		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 198 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.18%

Holdings not counted 810

Net assets $14.5bn $42.5bn

BOXX and JPST on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOXX returned +4.0% and JPST +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 points.
Cost (similar). BOXX charges 0.19% of assets a year and JPST 0.18%, a gap of 0.01 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or JPST?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or JPST?: JPST 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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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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