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GBIL vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

GBIL's duration was 0.4 years on May 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to GBIL's 0.12%. Net assets: $7.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.05 points a year less; both returned +3.6% over a year.

GBIL vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
GBILVGUS
Expense ratio0.12%0.07%
Net assets, GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026$7.9bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+3.6%
GBIL total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.12%
GBIL expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-D46A699611

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

  1. What each follows. GBIL follows not read by ETFIQ and VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. Size. GBIL has $7.9bn in net assets and VGUS $1.2bn (net assets, GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026); GBIL is 6.6 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 GBIL returned +3.6% and VGUS +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Goldman Sachs Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.07%
Holdings 43 90
Net assets, GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.9bn $1.2bn

GBIL and VGUS 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 VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, GBIL or VGUS?
VGUS 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 ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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