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FTSM vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FTSM's duration was 0.7 years and IBTH's 0.9; IBTH charges 0.07% to FTSM's 0.29%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $6.7bn for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF and $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; FTSM is 2.8 times larger.

FTSM vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTSMIBTH
Expense ratio0.29%0.07%
Net assets$6.7bn$2.4bn
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+2.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index
Holdings in commonnot published
+3.4%
FTSM total return, 1 year
+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
0.29%
FTSM expense ratio
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-7961A2C384

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

  1. What each follows. FTSM follows No index, actively managed and IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index.
  2. Number of holdings. FTSM holds 740 positions and IBTH holds 51.
  3. Cost. FTSM charges 0.29% of assets a year and IBTH 0.07%, a gap of 0.22 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

FTSM
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer First Trust iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +5.4 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.07%
Holdings 740 51
Net assets $6.7bn $2.4bn

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

About FTSM

FTSM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% 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, FTSM or IBTH?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTSM returned +3.4% and IBTH +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, FTSM or IBTH?
IBTH is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FTSM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTSM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTSM ↗IBTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTH ↗

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