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

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

Which is cheaper, GSST or TBLL?

TBLL is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GSST vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 GSST's duration was 0.5 years and TBLL's 0.3; TBLL charges 0.08% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets: $1.7bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF, and $2.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF.

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TBLL costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; TBLL is 1.5 times larger.

GSST vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
	GSST	TBLL
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$1.7bn	$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.9%	+3.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.9%

GSST total return, 1 year

+3.6%

TBLL total return, 1 year

0.16%

GSST expense ratio

0.08%

TBLL expense ratio

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GSST and TBLL 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 TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond 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 TBLL holds 93.

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 TBLL 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 TBLL

T 4.125 02/28/27, due Feb 28, 2027 0.56% 0.21%

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 TBLL

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 18, 2026 2.79%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 4, 2026 2.68%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jun 25, 2026 2.65%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 2, 2026 2.62%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 9, 2026 2.57%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 16, 2026 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 3, 2026 2.23%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 29, 2026 2.15%

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On the same fields

GSST

Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF

TBLL

Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs Invesco

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +3.6% (TRSY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs TRSY

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.08%

Holdings 357 93

Net assets, GSST as of Oct 19, 2026 and TBLL as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.7bn $2.6bn

GSST and TBLL 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 TBLL

TBLL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +3.6% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSST or TBLL?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and TBLL +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, GSST or TBLL?: TBLL is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 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 ↗TBLL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TBLL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for TBLL ↗

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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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