Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or TBUX?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and TBUX +3.9%.

Which is cheaper, GBIL or TBUX?

GBIL is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GBIL vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 GBIL's duration was 0.4 years and TBUX's 0.7; GBIL charges 0.12% to TBUX's 0.17%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $7.9bn for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and $1.9bn for T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF.

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GBIL costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; GBIL is 4.0 times larger.

GBIL vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees
	GBIL	TBUX
Expense ratio	0.12%	0.17%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$7.9bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+3.9%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.6%

GBIL total return, 1 year

+3.9%

TBUX total return, 1 year

0.12%

GBIL expense ratio

0.17%

TBUX expense ratio

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GBIL and TBUX 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 TBUX follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. GBIL holds 43 positions and TBUX holds 622.

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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GBIL and TBUX hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GBIL TBUX

B 0 09/24/26, due Sep 24, 2026 1.32% 0.47%

T 4.125 02/28/27, due Feb 28, 2027 3.33% 0.16%

T 4.25 12/31/26, due Dec 31, 2026 1.48% 0.14%

T 4.125 01/31/27, due Jan 31, 2027 4.67% 0.08%

T 4.375 07/31/26, due Jul 31, 2026 1.74% 0.05%

Only in GBIL

B 0 08/27/26, due Aug 27, 2026 9.32%

B 0 09/22/26, due Sep 22, 2026 7.64%

WIB 0 07/16/26, due Jul 16, 2026 6.33%

B 0 07/21/26, due Jul 21, 2026 6.33%

T 3.5 09/30/26, due Sep 30, 2026 3.84%

T 3.875 03/31/27, due Mar 31, 2027 3.67%

T 3.75 04/30/27, due Apr 30, 2027 3.67%

B 0 07/28/26, due Jul 28, 2026 3.50%

Only in TBUX

US TREASURY N/B 02/28 3.375, due Feb 29, 2028 1.65%

FNMA POOL MA4919 FN 02/53 FIXED 5.5, due Feb 1, 2053 1.61%

BRUNSWICK CORP DISC, due Jun 2, 2026 1.00%

INTERNAL FLV+FGR INC, due Jun 23, 2026 0.93%

JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MOR JPMCC 2016 NINE A 144A, due Sep 6, 2038 0.78%

PHILLIPS 66, due Jun 3, 2026 0.70%

HOMES TRUST HOMES 2026 NQM3 A1 144A, due Apr 27, 2071 0.68%

BATTALION CLO LTD BATLN 2021 19A AR 144A, due Apr 15, 2034 0.67%

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On the same fields

GBIL

Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

TBUX

T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs T. Rowe Price

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.8 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.12% 0.17%

Holdings 43 622

Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $7.9bn $1.9bn

GBIL and TBUX 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 TBUX

TBUX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or TBUX?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and TBUX +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, GBIL or TBUX?: GBIL is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

GBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗TBUX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TBUX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

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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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