BSCR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCR's duration was 1.0 years and JPST's 0.8; BSCR charges 0.10% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.5bn for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF and $42.8bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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BSCR costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JPST is 9.4 times larger.

BSCR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCRJPST
Expense ratio0.10%0.18%
Net assets$4.5bn$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+3.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.3%
BSCR total return, 1 year
+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCR expense ratio
0.18%
JPST expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. BSCR follows not read by ETFIQ and JPST follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
  3. Size. BSCR has $4.5bn in net assets and JPST $42.8bn (Net assets); JPST is 9.5 times larger.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSCR and JPST hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BSCR JPST
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., due May 1, 2027 0.33% 0.28%
Synopsys, Inc., due Apr 1, 2027 0.22% 0.28%
B.A.T Capital Corp., due Apr 2, 2027 0.20% 0.37%
ONEOK, Inc., due Sep 24, 2027 0.28% 0.18%
RTX Corp., due May 4, 2027 0.24% 0.17%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, due Mar 15, 2027 0.33% 0.16%
Energy Transfer L.P., due Mar 15, 2027 0.15% 0.16%
Citibank N.A., due May 29, 2027 0.50% 0.15%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., due Jan 15, 2027 0.28% 0.15%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., due Sep 15, 2027 0.20% 0.14%
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., due May 8, 2027 0.27% 0.14%
Duke Energy Corp., due Jan 5, 2027 0.13% 0.20%
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 JPST
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2026 0.70%
Ventas Realty LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.65%
Capital One Financial Corp., due Nov 2, 2027 0.59%
National Bank of Canada, due Apr 5, 2027 0.59%
Athene Global Funding, due Aug 27, 2026 0.58%
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, due Nov 10, 2026 0.58%
Energy Transfer LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.58%

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On the same fields

BSCR
Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF
JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.3% +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% 0.18%
Holdings 481 824
Net assets $4.5bn $42.8bn

BSCR and JPST 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 JPST

JPST 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 U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or JPST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or JPST?
BSCR is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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