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BSCQ vs FTSM: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCQ's duration was 0.3 years on May 31, 2026 and FTSM's 0.7 on Jul 31, 2026; BSCQ charges 0.10% to FTSM's 0.29%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $3.1bn for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF and $6.7bn for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF.

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BSCQ costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; FTSM is 2.2 times larger.

BSCQ vs FTSM: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCQFTSM
Expense ratio0.10%0.29%
Net assets$3.1bn$6.7bn
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+3.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.8%
BSCQ total return, 1 year
+3.4%
FTSM total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCQ expense ratio
0.29%
FTSM expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. BSCQ follows not read by ETFIQ and FTSM follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. BSCQ holds 64 positions and FTSM holds 740.
  3. Cost. BSCQ charges 0.10% of assets a year and FTSM 0.29%, a gap of 0.19 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

BSCQ
Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF
FTSM
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco First Trust
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.8% +3.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.29%
Holdings 64 740
Net assets $3.1bn $6.7bn

BSCQ and FTSM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BSCQ

BSCQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About FTSM

FTSM 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 US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCQ or FTSM?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.8% and FTSM +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BSCQ or FTSM?
BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BSCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCQ ↗FTSM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTSM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTSM ↗

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