BSCR vs RAVI: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCR's duration was 1.0 years on May 31, 2026 and RAVI's 0.5 on Jul 31, 2026; BSCR charges 0.10% to RAVI's 0.25%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Ultra-Short Fixed Income ETF.

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BSCR costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

BSCR vs RAVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCRRAVI
Expense ratio0.10%0.25%
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and RAVI as of Jul 31, 2026$4.5bn$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+3.8%
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.

+3.3%
BSCR total return, 1 year
+3.8%
RAVI total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCR expense ratio
0.25%
RAVI expense ratio

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BSCR and RAVI 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 RAVI follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Cost. BSCR charges 0.10% of assets a year and RAVI 0.25%, a gap of 0.15 points.
  3. Size. BSCR has $4.5bn in net assets and RAVI $1.5bn (net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and RAVI as of Jul 31, 2026); BSCR is 3.0 times larger.

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On the same fields

BSCR
Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF
RAVI
Northern Trust Ultra-Short Fixed Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.8%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.25%
Holdings 481 244
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and RAVI as of Jul 31, 2026 $4.5bn $1.5bn

BSCR and RAVI 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 RAVI

RAVI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or RAVI?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and RAVI +3.8%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or RAVI?
BSCR is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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