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CLIP vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and VRIG's 0.3 on Jul 31, 2026; CLIP charges 0.07% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; CLIP is 1.2 times larger.

CLIP vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPVRIG
Expense ratio0.07%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$2.3bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+4.3%
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
+4.3%
VRIG total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.30%
VRIG expense ratio

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CLIP and VRIG 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 VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and VRIG holds 363.
  3. Cost. CLIP charges 0.07% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.23 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
VRIG
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X Invesco
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.30%
Holdings 25 363
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and VRIG as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.3bn $1.9bn

CLIP and VRIG 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 VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or VRIG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or VRIG?
CLIP is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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 ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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