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DUSB vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DUSB's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SHV's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $23.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; both returned +3.6% over a year; SHV is 9.3 times larger.

DUSB vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DUSBSHV
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.2bn$20.7bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE Short US Treasury Securities Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.6%
DUSB total return, 1 year
+3.6%
SHV total return, 1 year
0.15%
DUSB expense ratio
0.15%
SHV expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-B486E7FDA3

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

  1. What each follows. DUSB follows No index, actively managed and SHV follows ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index.
  2. Number of holdings. DUSB holds 564 positions and SHV holds 67.
  3. Size. DUSB has $2.2bn in net assets and SHV $20.7bn (net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026); SHV is 9.4 times larger.

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

DUSB
Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
SHV
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 564 67
Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and SHV as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.2bn $23.5bn

DUSB and SHV 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 SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or SHV?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, DUSB or SHV?
Neither: DUSB and SHV both charge 0.15% 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 ↗SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SHV ↗

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