DUSB vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DUSB's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and TBLL's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; TBLL charges 0.08% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $2.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF.
TBLL costs 0.07 points a year less; both returned +3.6% over a year.
| DUSB | TBLL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and TBLL as of Oct 20, 2026 | $2.2bn | $2.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.6% | +3.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index |
| Holdings in common | report dates differ | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
DUSB and TBLL 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 TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index.
- Number of holdings. DUSB holds 564 positions and TBLL holds 93.
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 DUSB returned +3.6% and TBLL +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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
DUSB and TBLL 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 TBLL
TBLL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +3.6% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or TBLL?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and TBLL +3.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DUSB or TBLL?
- TBLL is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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