Which returned more over the last year, EVSD or USTB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and USTB +2.7%.

Which is cheaper, EVSD or USTB?

EVSD is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVSD vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 EVSD's duration was 2.3 years and USTB's 1.9; EVSD charges 0.24% to USTB's 0.34%.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $1.3bn for Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF and $2.2bn for VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

EVSD total return, 1 year

+2.7%

USTB total return, 1 year

0.24%

EVSD expense ratio

0.34%

USTB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EVSD costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; USTB is 1.7 times larger.

EVSD vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	USTB
Return
Measure	EVSD	USTB
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+2.7%
Benchmark
Measure	EVSD	USTB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EVSD	USTB
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EVSD	USTB
Holdings in common	4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 121 weekly returns

EVSD USTB

Return

Total return edge Tie +12.0% +12.0%

Annualized edge Tie +5.0% +5.0%

Price return edge EVSD +0.8% +0.5%

Risk

Volatility edge USTB 2.0% 1.5%

Max drawdown edge USTB −1.2% −0.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge USTB 0.37 0.45

Sortino edge USTB 0.53 0.67

Calmar edge USTB 4.01 6.66

Reading

EVSD and USTB returned about the same: +12.0% and +12.0%. USTB swung less: 1.5% to 2.0%. USTB fell less at its worst: −0.7% to −1.2%.

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Risk and return: EVSD vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	USTB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+12.0%	+12.0%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.0%	+5.0%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.8%	+0.5%	EVSD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	1.5%	USTB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	1.0%	USTB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.2%	−0.7%	USTB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	0.45	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.53	0.67	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	4.01	6.66	USTB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 121 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EVSD and USTB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVSD USTB

Delta Air Lines, Inc., due Oct 20, 2028 0.52% 0.43%

Blackstone Private Credit Fund, due Dec 15, 2026 0.28% 0.27%

Medline Borrower LP, due Oct 1, 2029 0.24% 0.32%

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., due Nov 15, 2030 0.39% 0.18%

Essent Group Ltd., due Jul 1, 2029 0.35% 0.18%

JDE Peet's NV, due Jan 15, 2027 0.41% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2029 0.15% 1.00%

Enact Holdings, Inc., due May 28, 2029 0.14% 0.16%

Smithfield Foods, Inc., due Feb 1, 2027 0.64% 0.14%

Truist Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes, Series 2026-1, Class B, due Jun 26, 2034 0.17% 0.13%

Truist Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes, Series 2025-1, Class B, due Sep 26, 2033 0.12% 0.20%

Ally Bank, Series 2026-A, Class C, due Mar 15, 2034 0.12% 0.12%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EVSD

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 2.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 1.89%

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF 1.66%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 1.58%

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Series 01E, due Oct 1, 2056 1.24%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 23, 2032 1.18%

Only in USTB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2027 1.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2030 1.57%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 31, 2028 1.38%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2031 1.25%

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP 0.98%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2027 0.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 15, 2026 0.68%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jun 30, 2028 0.58%

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Side by side

EVSD Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF USTB VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley VictoryShares

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +2.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.9 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.34%

Holdings 569 1034

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.3bn $2.2bn

EVSD and USTB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. EVSD charges 0.24% of assets a year and USTB 0.34%, a gap of 0.10 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EVSD

EVSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year.

USTB

USTB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EVSD or USTB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and USTB +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, EVSD or USTB?: EVSD is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EVSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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USTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USTB 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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