Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or GSST?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and GSST +3.9%.

Which is cheaper, BSCR or GSST?

BSCR is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSCR vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCR's duration was 1.0 years and GSST's 0.5; BSCR charges 0.10% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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BSCR costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; BSCR is 2.6 times larger.

BSCR vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BSCR	GSST
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.16%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$4.5bn	$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.9%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.3%

BSCR total return, 1 year

+3.9%

GSST total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCR expense ratio

0.16%

GSST expense ratio

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

What each follows. BSCR follows not read by ETFIQ and GSST follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BSCR returned +3.3% and GSST +3.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSCR and GSST hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BSCR GSST

Banco Santander S.A., due Aug 18, 2027 0.39% 0.27%

Banco Santander S.A., due Apr 11, 2027 0.22% 0.67%

Digital Realty Trust, L.P., due Aug 15, 2027 0.22% 0.22%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, due Jun 28, 2027 0.30% 0.21%

MPLX L.P., due Mar 1, 2027 0.28% 0.21%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, due Apr 7, 2027 0.22% 0.20%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 15, 2027 0.20% 0.39%

Jefferies Financial Group Inc., due Jan 15, 2027 0.17% 0.42%

Mosaic Co. (The), due Nov 15, 2027 0.15% 0.21%

DTE Energy Co., due Jul 1, 2027 0.27% 0.15%

Eversource Energy, due Jul 1, 2027 0.13% 0.26%

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., due Jul 15, 2027 0.11% 0.13%

Only in BSCR

Microsoft Corp., due Feb 6, 2027 0.88%

Citigroup Inc., due Sep 29, 2027 0.85%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Aug 22, 2027 0.77%

Morgan Stanley, due Jan 20, 2027 0.66%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 26, 2027 0.66%

Oracle Corp., due Nov 15, 2027 0.60%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2027 0.58%

Wells Fargo & Co., due Jul 22, 2027 0.55%

Only in GSST

HBAN V4.871 04/12/28 BKNT, due Apr 12, 2028 1.23%

T 2.625 05/31/27, due May 31, 2027 1.20%

T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 1.15%

T 3.875 10/15/27, due Oct 15, 2027 1.06%

T 4.375 07/15/27, due Jul 15, 2027 0.93%

UBS 4.282 01/09/28 144A, due Jan 9, 2028 0.93%

Oracle Corp. 0% CP 02/10/2026, due Oct 2, 2026 0.92%

JPM V1.47 09/22/27, due Sep 22, 2027 0.88%

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On the same fields

BSCR

Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF

GSST

Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco Goldman Sachs

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.9%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.16%

Holdings 481 357

Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and GSST as of Oct 19, 2026 $4.5bn $1.7bn

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

About BSCR

BSCR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or GSST?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and GSST +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or GSST?: BSCR is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BSCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCR ↗GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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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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