Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or GSST?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and GSST +3.9%.

Which is cheaper, CLIP or GSST?

CLIP is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CLIP vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 CLIP's duration was 0.1 years and GSST's 0.5; CLIP charges 0.07% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.7bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; CLIP is 1.4 times larger.

CLIP vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CLIP	GSST
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.16%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$2.3bn	$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+3.9%
What it tracks	Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.7%

CLIP total return, 1 year

+3.9%

GSST total return, 1 year

0.07%

CLIP expense ratio

0.16%

GSST expense ratio

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

What each follows. CLIP follows Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index and GSST follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and GSST holds 357.

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, CLIP and GSST hold 0% 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 CLIP GSST

Only in CLIP

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/09/2026, due Jul 9, 2026 9.54%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/23/2026, due Jul 23, 2026 7.38%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/30/2026, due Jul 30, 2026 6.40%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 6.30%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/04/2026, due Jun 4, 2026 5.39%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/16/2026, due Jul 16, 2026 5.34%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/02/2026, due Jun 2, 2026 5.14%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/11/2026, due Jun 11, 2026 4.90%

Only in GSST

HBAN V4.871 04/12/28 BKNT, due Apr 12, 2028 1.23%

T 2.625 05/31/27, due May 31, 2027 1.20%

T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 1.15%

T 3.875 10/15/27, due Oct 15, 2027 1.06%

T 4.375 07/15/27, due Jul 15, 2027 0.93%

UBS 4.282 01/09/28 144A, due Jan 9, 2028 0.93%

Oracle Corp. 0% CP 02/10/2026, due Oct 2, 2026 0.92%

JPM V1.47 09/22/27, due Sep 22, 2027 0.88%

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On the same fields

CLIP

Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

GSST

Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Global X Goldman Sachs

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.9%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.16%

Holdings 25 357

Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and GSST as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.3bn $1.7bn

CLIP and GSST 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 GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or GSST?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and GSST +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or GSST?: CLIP is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CLIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CLIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for CLIP ↗GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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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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