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CLIP vs IBDS: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and IBDS's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; CLIP charges 0.07% to IBDS's 0.10%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $4.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IBDS is 1.7 times larger.

CLIP vs IBDS: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPIBDS
Expense ratio0.07%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$2.3bn$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.3%
What it tracksSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Indexnot read by ETFIQ
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
+3.3%
IBDS total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.10%
IBDS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-E326EFF80A

CLIP and IBDS 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 IBDS follows not read by ETFIQ.
  2. Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and IBDS holds 647.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLIP returned +3.7% and IBDS +3.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.4 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
IBDS
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.3%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.10%
Holdings 25 647
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and IBDS as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.3bn $4.0bn

CLIP and IBDS 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 IBDS

IBDS 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or IBDS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and IBDS +3.3%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or IBDS?
CLIP is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 ↗IBDS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDS ↗

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