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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and YEAR +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, BSCR or YEAR?

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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BSCR vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCR's duration was 1.0 years and YEAR's 0.9; BSCR charges 0.10% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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BSCR costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; BSCR is 2.9 times larger.

BSCR vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BSCR	YEAR
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$4.5bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+2.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.3%

BSCR total return, 1 year

+2.8%

YEAR total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCR expense ratio

0.25%

YEAR expense ratio

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BSCR and YEAR 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 YEAR follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCR holds 481 positions and YEAR holds 141.

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 YEAR hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BSCR YEAR

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 26, 2027 0.66% 0.58%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Mar 16, 2027 0.39% 0.50%

American Express Co., due Mar 4, 2027 0.38% 1.01%

Amgen Inc., due Feb 21, 2027 0.38% 0.50%

Cigna Group (The), due Mar 1, 2027 0.29% 0.50%

MPLX L.P., due Mar 1, 2027 0.28% 0.50%

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, due Jan 11, 2027 0.28% 1.00%

S&P Global Inc., due Mar 1, 2027 0.27% 0.50%

Starbucks Corp., due Feb 8, 2027 0.22% 0.25%

Hess Corp., due Apr 1, 2027 0.22% 0.69%

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc., due Feb 22, 2027 0.22% 0.50%

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., due Mar 10, 2027 0.22% 0.39%

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%

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%

Bank of America Corp., due Oct 21, 2027 0.54%

Only in YEAR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 8.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2028 4.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2026 4.25%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2026 4.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 2.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 2.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.46%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.98%

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On the same fields

BSCR

Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF

YEAR

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco AllianceBernstein

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +2.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.25%

Holdings 481 141

Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and YEAR as of Oct 19, 2026 $4.5bn $1.6bn

BSCR and YEAR 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 YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or YEAR?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or YEAR?: 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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Where these figures came from

BSCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCR ↗YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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