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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and YEAR +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, GBIL or YEAR?

GBIL is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GBIL vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 GBIL's duration was 0.4 years and YEAR's 0.9; GBIL charges 0.12% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $7.9bn for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF and $1.6bn for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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GBIL costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; GBIL is 5.0 times larger.

GBIL vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
	GBIL	YEAR
Expense ratio	0.12%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$7.9bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.6%	+2.8%
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

+2.8%

YEAR total return, 1 year

0.12%

GBIL expense ratio

0.25%

YEAR expense ratio

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GBIL and YEAR 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 YEAR 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 YEAR holds 141.

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 YEAR 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 YEAR

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

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

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%

Only in YEAR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 8.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2028 4.51%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2026 4.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 2.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 2.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.46%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.98%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2030 1.90%

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On the same fields

GBIL

Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF

YEAR

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs AllianceBernstein

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.6% +2.8%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.12% 0.25%

Holdings 43 141

Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $7.9bn $1.6bn

GBIL and YEAR 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 YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GBIL or YEAR?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GBIL returned +3.6% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, GBIL or YEAR?: GBIL is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 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 ↗YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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