IBDR vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBDR's duration was 0.2 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to IBDR's 0.10%. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IBDR is 1.7 times larger.

IBDR vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDRXHLF
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.4bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+3.5%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IBDR follows not read by ETFIQ and XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBDR returned +3.9% and XHLF +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.4 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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDR and XHLF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBDR XHLF
Only in IBDR
AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2026 1.55%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 1.54%
Microsoft Corp, due Aug 8, 2026 1.38%
Citigroup Inc, due Oct 21, 2026 1.18%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2026 1.16%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Oct 1, 2026 1.07%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Nov 16, 2026 1.04%
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, due Dec 8, 2026 0.99%
Only in XHLF
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due May 13, 2027 9.19%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Apr 15, 2027 9.07%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jun 10, 2027 9.06%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Mar 18, 2027 9.05%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jan 21, 2027 9.00%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Feb 18, 2027 8.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Dec 24, 2026 6.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Sep 3, 2026 5.50%

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On the same fields

IBDR
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings 81 not counted
Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.9bn $1.9bn

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

About IBDR

IBDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDR or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or XHLF?
XHLF 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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