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ICSH vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

ICSH's duration was 0.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JPST's 0.8 on May 31, 2026; ICSH charges 0.08% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $9.0bn for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF and $42.8bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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ICSH costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JPST is 4.8 times larger.

ICSH vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
ICSHJPST
Expense ratio0.08%0.18%
Net assets$9.0bn$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+3.4%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.5%
ICSH total return, 1 year
+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio
0.18%
JPST expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-A236DBA8F5

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

  1. Cost. ICSH charges 0.08% of assets a year and JPST 0.18%, a gap of 0.10 points.
  2. Size. ICSH has $9.0bn in net assets and JPST $42.8bn (Net assets); JPST is 4.8 times larger.
  3. What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

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

ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.5% +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 0.08% 0.18%
Holdings 407 824
Net assets $9.0bn $42.8bn

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

About ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, ICSH or JPST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or JPST?
ICSH is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ICSH ↗JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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