CLIP vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and DUSB's 0.9 on Jul 31, 2026; CLIP charges 0.07% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

CLIP vs DUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPDUSB
Expense ratio0.07%0.15%
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026$2.3bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.6%
What it tracksSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.7%
CLIP total return, 1 year
+3.6%
DUSB total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.15%
DUSB expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. CLIP follows Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index and DUSB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and DUSB holds 564.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLIP returned +3.7% and DUSB +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 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

CLIP
Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
DUSB
Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%
Holdings 25 564
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.3bn $2.2bn

CLIP and DUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CLIP

CLIP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

About DUSB

DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or DUSB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and DUSB +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or DUSB?
CLIP 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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