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CLIP vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.07%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

CLIP vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPVGUS
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026$2.3bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.6%
What it tracksSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill IndexBloomberg Short Treasury 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
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-A338EB6305

CLIP and VGUS 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 VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and VGUS holds 90.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLIP returned +3.7% and VGUS +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
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%
Holdings 25 90
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.3bn $1.2bn

CLIP and VGUS 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 VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or VGUS?
Neither: CLIP and VGUS both charge 0.07% 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 ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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