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BSCQ vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCQ's duration was 0.3 years on May 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to BSCQ's 0.10%. Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

BSCQ vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCQVGUS
Expense ratio0.10%0.07%
Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026$3.1bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.8%
BSCQ total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCQ expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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BSCQ and VGUS 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 VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BSCQ returned +3.8% and VGUS +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). BSCQ holds 64 positions and VGUS holds 90.

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
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.8% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.07%
Holdings 64 90
Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.1bn $1.2bn

BSCQ and VGUS 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 VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCQ or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.8% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BSCQ or VGUS?
VGUS is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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