Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or YEAR?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and YEAR +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, CLIP or YEAR?

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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CLIP vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 CLIP's duration was 0.1 years and YEAR's 0.9; CLIP charges 0.07% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $1.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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CLIP costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; CLIP is 1.5 times larger.

CLIP vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CLIP	YEAR
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$2.3bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+2.8%
What it tracks	Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.7%

CLIP total return, 1 year

+2.8%

YEAR total return, 1 year

0.07%

CLIP expense ratio

0.25%

YEAR expense ratio

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CLIP and YEAR are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. CLIP follows Solactive 1-3 month US T-Bill Index and YEAR follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. CLIP holds 25 positions and YEAR holds 141.

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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CLIP and YEAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CLIP YEAR

Only in CLIP

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/09/2026, due Jul 9, 2026 9.54%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/23/2026, due Jul 23, 2026 7.38%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/30/2026, due Jul 30, 2026 6.40%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 6.30%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/04/2026, due Jun 4, 2026 5.39%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 07/16/2026, due Jul 16, 2026 5.34%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/02/2026, due Jun 2, 2026 5.14%

TREASURY BILL 0.000000% 06/11/2026, due Jun 11, 2026 4.90%

Only in YEAR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 8.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2028 4.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2026 4.25%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2026 4.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 2.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 2.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.46%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.98%

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On the same fields

CLIP

Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

YEAR

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Global X AllianceBernstein

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +2.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.25%

Holdings 25 141

Net assets, CLIP as of Oct 12, 2026 and YEAR as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.3bn $1.6bn

CLIP and YEAR 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 YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLIP or YEAR?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLIP returned +3.7% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, CLIP or YEAR?: 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 ↗YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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