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CLIP vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLIP's duration was 0.1 years on May 31, 2026 and XHLF's 0.5 on Jul 31, 2026; XHLF charges 0.03% to CLIP's 0.07%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

CLIP vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLIPXHLF
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026$2.3bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+3.5%
What it tracksSolactive 1-3 month US T-Bill IndexBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
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
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.07%
CLIP expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-044D892A1B

CLIP and XHLF 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 XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLIP returned +3.7% and XHLF +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.
  3. Cost (similar). CLIP charges 0.07% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.04 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
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Global X BondBloxx
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%
Holdings 25 not counted
Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.3bn $1.9bn

CLIP and XHLF 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 XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 ↗XHLF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XHLF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BondBloxx website ↗

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