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IBTH vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBTH's duration was 0.9 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to IBTH's 0.07%. Net assets: $2.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IBTH is 1.2 times larger.

IBTH vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTHXHLF
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.3bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+3.5%
What it tracksICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury IndexBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-AC4CB41A8A

IBTH and XHLF 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 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 IBTH returned +2.8% and XHLF +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 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, IBTH 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 IBTH XHLF
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 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

IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares BondBloxx
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%
Holdings 51 not counted
Net assets, IBTH as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.4bn $1.9bn

IBTH and XHLF 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 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, IBTH or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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 ↗XHLF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XHLF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BondBloxx 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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