Which returned more over the last year, GSST or SGOV?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and SGOV +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, GSST or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GSST vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 GSST's duration was 0.5 years and SGOV's 0.1; SGOV charges 0.09% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets: $1.7bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF, and $116.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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SGOV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SGOV is far larger, $116.3bn against $1.7bn.

GSST vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	GSST	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$1.7bn	$116.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.9%	+3.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.9%

GSST total return, 1 year

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.16%

GSST expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

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

What each follows. GSST follows No index, actively managed and SGOV follows ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. GSST holds 357 positions and SGOV holds 23.

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, GSST and SGOV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GSST SGOV

Only in GSST

HBAN V4.871 04/12/28 BKNT, due Apr 12, 2028 1.23%

T 2.625 05/31/27, due May 31, 2027 1.20%

T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 1.15%

T 3.875 10/15/27, due Oct 15, 2027 1.06%

T 4.375 07/15/27, due Jul 15, 2027 0.93%

UBS 4.282 01/09/28 144A, due Jan 9, 2028 0.93%

Oracle Corp. 0% CP 02/10/2026, due Oct 2, 2026 0.92%

JPM V1.47 09/22/27, due Sep 22, 2027 0.88%

Only in SGOV

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 30, 2026 10.14%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 2, 2026 8.64%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 23, 2026 8.54%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 28, 2026 8.33%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 7, 2026 7.09%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 9, 2026 6.87%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 23, 2026 6.76%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 21, 2026 5.99%

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On the same fields

GSST

Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF

SGOV

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.09%

Holdings 357 23

Net assets, GSST as of Oct 19, 2026 and SGOV as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.7bn $116.5bn

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

About GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

About SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSST or SGOV?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, GSST or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SGOV ↗

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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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