ICSH vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees

ICSH's duration was 0.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and TBLL's 0.3 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.08%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $9.0bn for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF and $2.6bn for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF.

Ask IQ about this page

Ask IQ about ICSH and TBLL

Answers cite the figures on this page.

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; ICSH is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ICSH vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
ICSHTBLL
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Net assets$9.0bn$2.6bn
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+3.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index
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
+3.6%
TBLL total return, 1 year
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio
0.08%
TBLL expense ratio

Get ICSH and TBLL fund flows by email, every Monday.

Plus the Friday ETF note. Confirm from the link that arrives, and unsubscribe in one click. See Privacy.

Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-63D47E50B7

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

  1. What each follows. ICSH follows No index, actively managed and TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index.
  2. Number of holdings. ICSH holds 407 positions and TBLL holds 93.
  3. Size. ICSH has $9.0bn in net assets and TBLL $2.6bn (Net assets); ICSH is 3.5 times larger.

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.

Take this comparison to a client

The two-page PDF for this pair is coming. Save the comparison to follow its changes. Free. It needs an email sign-in, once.

Not advice. The brief uses the figures on this page, with the data date and a report id. Saved comparisons are listed on your saved page; privacy.

On the same fields

ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
TBLL
Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.5% +3.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +3.6% (TRSY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs TRSY
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
Holdings 407 93
Net assets $9.0bn $2.6bn

ICSH and TBLL 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 TBLL

TBLL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +3.6% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ICSH or TBLL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and TBLL +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or TBLL?
Neither: ICSH and TBLL both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, ICSH against TBLL, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/icsh-vs-tbll

Open data

Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.