GBIL vs IBDS: Differences, Returns & Fees

GBIL's duration was 0.4 years on May 31, 2026 and IBDS's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; IBDS charges 0.10% to GBIL's 0.12%. Net assets: $7.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF, and $4.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF.

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IBDS costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; GBIL is 2.0 times larger.

GBIL vs IBDS: Differences, Returns & Fees
GBILIBDS
Expense ratio0.12%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$7.9bn$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.6%
GBIL total return, 1 year
+3.3%
IBDS total return, 1 year
0.12%
GBIL expense ratio
0.10%
IBDS expense ratio

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

  1. Number of holdings. GBIL holds 43 positions and IBDS holds 647.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow not read by ETFIQ.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 GBIL returned +3.6% and IBDS +3.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 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

GBIL
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
IBDS
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.3%
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.10%
Holdings 43 647
Net assets, GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 and IBDS as of Oct 20, 2026 $7.9bn $4.0bn

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

About GBIL

GBIL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

About IBDS

IBDS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or IBDS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and IBDS +3.3%.
Which is cheaper, GBIL or IBDS?
IBDS is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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