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BSCR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCR's duration was 1.0 years on May 31, 2026 and VNLA's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; BSCR charges 0.10% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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BSCR costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BSCR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCRVNLA
Expense ratio0.10%0.23%
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026$4.5bn$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+3.6%
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
+3.6%
VNLA total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCR expense ratio
0.23%
VNLA expense ratio

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BSCR and VNLA 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 VNLA follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Cost. BSCR charges 0.10% of assets a year and VNLA 0.23%, a gap of 0.13 points.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BSCR returned +3.3% and VNLA +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 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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On the same fields

BSCR
Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF
VNLA
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco Janus Henderson
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.23%
Holdings 481 336
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $4.5bn $3.3bn

BSCR and VNLA 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 VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or VNLA?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or VNLA?
BSCR is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSCR on its own →VNLA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSCR dividend history →BSCR holdings →VNLA dividend history →VNLA holdings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BSCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCR ↗VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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