BSCQ vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCQ's duration was 0.3 years and TBUX's 0.7; BSCQ charges 0.10% to TBUX's 0.17%. Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF.

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BSCQ costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; BSCQ is 1.6 times larger.

BSCQ vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCQTBUX
Expense ratio0.10%0.17%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.1bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+3.9%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.8%
BSCQ total return, 1 year
+3.9%
TBUX total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCQ expense ratio
0.17%
TBUX expense ratio

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BSCQ and TBUX 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 TBUX follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. BSCQ holds 64 positions and TBUX holds 622.

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, BSCQ and TBUX hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BSCQ TBUX
Utah Acquisition Sub Inc., due Jun 15, 2026 0.73% 0.42%
Capital One Financial Corp., due Jul 28, 2026 0.56% 0.28%
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., due Jul 21, 2026 0.56% 0.16%
Healthpeak OP, LLC, due Jul 15, 2026 0.28% 0.13%
CVS Health Corp., due Jun 1, 2026 0.66% 0.13%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, due Aug 10, 2026 0.65% 0.08%
Voya Financial, Inc., due Jun 15, 2026 0.17% 0.08%
Fortive Corp., due Jun 15, 2026 0.34% 0.04%
Only in BSCQ
Microsoft Corp., due Aug 8, 2026 1.73%
AbbVie Inc., due Nov 21, 2026 1.73%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 1.62%
Wells Fargo & Co., due Oct 23, 2026 1.31%
Oracle Corp., due Jul 15, 2026 1.30%
Morgan Stanley, due Jul 27, 2026 1.12%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Oct 1, 2026 1.12%
Citigroup Inc., due Oct 21, 2026 1.12%
Only in TBUX
US TREASURY N/B 02/28 3.375, due Feb 29, 2028 1.65%
FNMA POOL MA4919 FN 02/53 FIXED 5.5, due Feb 1, 2053 1.61%
BRUNSWICK CORP DISC, due Jun 2, 2026 1.00%
INTERNAL FLV+FGR INC, due Jun 23, 2026 0.93%
JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MOR JPMCC 2016 NINE A 144A, due Sep 6, 2038 0.78%
PHILLIPS 66, due Jun 3, 2026 0.70%
HOMES TRUST HOMES 2026 NQM3 A1 144A, due Apr 27, 2071 0.68%
BATTALION CLO LTD BATLN 2021 19A AR 144A, due Apr 15, 2034 0.67%

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On the same fields

BSCQ
Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF
TBUX
T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.8% +3.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.8 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.17%
Holdings 64 622
Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and TBUX as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.1bn $1.9bn

BSCQ and TBUX 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 TBUX

TBUX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCQ or TBUX?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.8% and TBUX +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, BSCQ or TBUX?
BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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