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CLIP vs RAVI: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and RAVI's 0.5 on Jul 31, 2026; CLIP charges 0.07% to RAVI's 0.25%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Ultra-Short Fixed Income ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

CLIP vs RAVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPRAVI
Expense ratio0.07%0.25%
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and RAVI as of Jul 31, 2026$2.3bn$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.8%
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
+3.8%
RAVI total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.25%
RAVI expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-C072A4C096

CLIP and RAVI 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 RAVI follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and RAVI holds 244.
  3. Cost. CLIP charges 0.07% of assets a year and RAVI 0.25%, a gap of 0.18 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
RAVI
Northern Trust Ultra-Short Fixed Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X Northern Trust
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.8%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.25%
Holdings 25 244
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and RAVI as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.3bn $1.5bn

CLIP and RAVI 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 RAVI

RAVI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or RAVI?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and RAVI +3.8%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or RAVI?
CLIP is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 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 ↗RAVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RAVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Northern Trust website ↗

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