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CLIP vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and VBIL's 0.1 on Jun 30, 2026; VBIL charges 0.06% to CLIP's 0.07%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

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VBIL costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned +3.7% over a year.

CLIP vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPVBIL
Expense ratio0.07%0.06%
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026$2.3bn$12.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.7%
What it tracksSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.7%
CLIP total return, 1 year
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-95F08485B2

CLIP and VBIL 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 VBIL follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index.
  2. Size. CLIP has $2.3bn in net assets and VBIL $12.8bn (net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026); VBIL is 5.6 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLIP returned +3.7% and VBIL +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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
VBIL
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.7%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.06%
Holdings 25 28
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.3bn $12.8bn

CLIP and VBIL 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 VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or VBIL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or VBIL?
VBIL is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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 ↗VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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