Which returned more over the last year, BSCT or USTB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and USTB +2.7%.

Which is cheaper, BSCT or USTB?

BSCT is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSCT vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCT's duration was 2.7 years on May 31, 2026 and USTB's 1.9 on Jun 30, 2026; BSCT charges 0.10% to USTB's 0.34%.

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Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

BSCT total return, 1 year

+2.7%

USTB total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCT expense ratio

0.34%

USTB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSCT costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

BSCT vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	USTB
Return
Measure	BSCT	USTB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+2.7%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCT	USTB
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BSCT	USTB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.34%
Net assets, BSCT as of Oct 27, 2026 and USTB as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.1bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCT	USTB
Holdings in common	2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Sep 20, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 370 weekly returns

BSCT USTB

Return

Total return edge USTB +16.3% +27.6%

Annualized edge USTB +2.1% +3.5%

Price return edge USTB −9.0% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge USTB 8.6% 2.4%

Max drawdown edge USTB −18.8% −5.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge USTB −0.05 0.24

Sortino edge USTB −0.06 0.30

Calmar edge USTB 0.11 0.67

Reading

USTB returned more: +27.6% to +16.3%. USTB swung less: 2.4% to 8.6%. USTB fell less at its worst: −5.2% to −18.8%.

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Risk and return: BSCT vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	USTB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+16.3%	+27.6%	USTB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+3.5%	USTB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−9.0%	−1.0%	USTB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	8.6%	2.4%	USTB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.4%	1.9%	USTB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.8%	−5.2%	USTB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.05	0.24	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.06	0.30	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.11	0.67	USTB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 370 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSCT and USTB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCT USTB

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., due Feb 15, 2029 0.18% 0.18%

Enact Holdings, Inc., due May 28, 2029 0.19% 0.16%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., due Dec 15, 2029 0.18% 0.15%

eBay Inc., due Mar 6, 2029 0.16% 0.13%

AEP Texas Inc., due May 15, 2029 0.13% 0.11%

Centene Corp., due Dec 15, 2029 0.77% 0.11%

Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., due Sep 15, 2029 0.22% 0.10%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., due Mar 10, 2029 0.56% 0.10%

Atlassian Corp., due May 15, 2029 0.12% 0.09%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2029 1.04% 0.09%

Public Service Co. of Colorado, due Mar 13, 2029 0.17% 0.09%

Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., due Mar 8, 2029 0.18% 0.09%

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Only in BSCT

AbbVie Inc., due Nov 21, 2029 1.27%

International Business Machines Corp., due May 15, 2029 0.77%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Dec 3, 2029 0.73%

AT&T Inc., due Mar 1, 2029 0.73%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2029 0.73%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2029 0.72%

Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., due Jan 23, 2029 0.72%

Fiserv, Inc., due Jul 1, 2029 0.70%

Only in USTB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2027 1.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2030 1.57%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 31, 2028 1.38%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2031 1.25%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2029 1.00%

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP 0.98%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2027 0.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 15, 2026 0.68%

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Side by side

BSCT Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF USTB VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +2.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.7 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.34%

Holdings 509 1034

Net assets, BSCT as of Oct 27, 2026 and USTB as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.1bn $2.2bn

BSCT and USTB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

What each follows. BSCT follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index and USTB follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. BSCT charges 0.10% of assets a year and USTB 0.34%, a gap of 0.24 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCT

BSCT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

USTB

USTB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCT or USTB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and USTB +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSCT or USTB?: BSCT is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSCT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USTB 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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