GBIL vs ICSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
GBIL's duration was 0.4 years on May 31, 2026 and ICSH's 0.7 on Jul 31, 2026; ICSH charges 0.08% to GBIL's 0.12%. Net assets: $7.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF, and $9.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF.
ICSH costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; ICSH is 1.1 times larger.
| GBIL | ICSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.12% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $7.9bn | $9.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.6% | +3.5% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | report dates differ | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
GBIL and ICSH are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. GBIL follows not read by ETFIQ and ICSH follows No index, actively managed.
- Number of holdings. GBIL holds 43 positions and ICSH holds 407.
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 GBIL returned +3.6% and ICSH +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 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 and ICSH 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 ICSH
ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or ICSH?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and ICSH +3.5%.
- Which is cheaper, GBIL or ICSH?
- ICSH is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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