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IBDS vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDS's duration was 0.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JPST's 0.8 on May 31, 2026; IBDS charges 0.10% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.0bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF and $42.8bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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IBDS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JPST is 10.7 times larger.

IBDS vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDSJPST
Expense ratio0.10%0.18%
Net assets$4.0bn$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+3.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.3%
IBDS total return, 1 year
+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDS expense ratio
0.18%
JPST expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-B219B43CF3

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

  1. What each follows. IBDS follows not read by ETFIQ and JPST follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Size. IBDS has $4.0bn in net assets and JPST $42.8bn (Net assets); JPST is 10.7 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBDS returned +3.3% and JPST +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 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

IBDS
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF
JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.18%
Holdings 647 824
Net assets $4.0bn $42.8bn

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

About IBDS

IBDS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDS or JPST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.3% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, IBDS or JPST?
IBDS 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
IBDS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDS ↗JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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