Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or IBTH?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and IBTH +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, DUSB or IBTH?

IBTH is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DUSB vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 DUSB's duration was 0.9 years and IBTH's 0.9; IBTH charges 0.07% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $2.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

DUSB vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DUSB	IBTH
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$2.2bn	$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+2.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.6%

DUSB total return, 1 year

+2.8%

IBTH total return, 1 year

0.15%

DUSB expense ratio

0.07%

IBTH expense ratio

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

What each follows. DUSB follows No index, actively managed and IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. DUSB holds 564 positions and IBTH holds 51.

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, DUSB and IBTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DUSB IBTH

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2027 0.18% 2.56%

Only in DUSB

COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK UA NY, due Jan 14, 2028 1.26%

LSEGA FINANCING PLC, due Apr 6, 2028 0.94%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY VUITT 0.89%

HEINEKEN NV, due Jan 29, 2028 0.89%

STRYKER CORP, due Feb 10, 2028 0.88%

BNP PARIBAS SA, due Nov 16, 2027 0.85%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.85%

PPG INDUSTRIES INC, due Mar 15, 2028 0.84%

Only in IBTH

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 2.93%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2027 2.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2027 2.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 2.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2027 2.68%

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On the same fields

DUSB

Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF

IBTH

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +3.6% +2.8%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%

Holdings 564 51

Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and IBTH as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.2bn $2.4bn

DUSB and IBTH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DUSB

DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or IBTH?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and IBTH +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, DUSB or IBTH?: IBTH is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

DUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗IBTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTH ↗

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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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