Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or VNLA?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and VNLA +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, IBTH or VNLA?

IBTH is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBTH vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBTH's duration was 0.9 years and VNLA's 0.8; IBTH charges 0.07% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $2.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; VNLA is 1.5 times larger.

IBTH vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBTH	VNLA
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.23%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$2.3bn	$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+3.6%
What it tracks	ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+2.8%

IBTH total return, 1 year

+3.6%

VNLA total return, 1 year

0.07%

IBTH expense ratio

0.23%

VNLA expense ratio

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

What each follows. IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index and VNLA follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IBTH holds 51 positions and VNLA holds 336.

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, IBTH and VNLA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBTH VNLA

Only in IBTH

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 2.93%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2027 2.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2027 2.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 2.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2027 2.68%

Only in VNLA

Global Payments, Inc., due Aug 3, 2026 1.59%

Antero Resources Corp., due Aug 3, 2026 1.48%

Morgan Stanley Bank NA, due Jan 14, 2028 1.31%

HCA, Inc., due Aug 3, 2026 1.04%

Ares Capital Corp., due Aug 24, 2026 0.93%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., due Aug 4, 2026 0.91%

Ares Capital Corp., due Aug 11, 2026 0.90%

Enbridge, Inc., due Aug 27, 2026 0.88%

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On the same fields

IBTH

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

VNLA

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Janus Henderson

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.23%

Holdings 51 336

Net assets, IBTH as of Oct 20, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.4bn $3.3bn

IBTH and VNLA 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 VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or VNLA?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or VNLA?: IBTH is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 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 ↗VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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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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