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IBTH vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBTH's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JPST's 0.8 on May 31, 2026; IBTH charges 0.07% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF and $42.8bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JPST is 18.0 times larger.

IBTH vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTHJPST
Expense ratio0.07%0.18%
Net assets$2.4bn$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+3.4%
What it tracksICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio
0.18%
JPST expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-4BDEC973A8

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

  1. What each follows. IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index and JPST follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. IBTH holds 51 positions and JPST holds 824.
  3. Cost. IBTH charges 0.07% of assets a year and JPST 0.18%, a gap of 0.11 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

IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury 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 +2.8% +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 0.07% 0.18%
Holdings 51 824
Net assets $2.4bn $42.8bn

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

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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, IBTH or JPST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or JPST?
IBTH is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IBTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTH ↗JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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