ICSH vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Jul 31, 2026 ICSH's duration was 0.7 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to ICSH's 0.08%. Net assets: $9.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.
XHLF costs 0.05 points a year less; both returned +3.5% over a year; ICSH is 4.2 times larger.
| ICSH | XHLF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $8.1bn | $1.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
ICSH and XHLF are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. ICSH follows No index, actively managed and XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
- Size. ICSH has $8.1bn in net assets and XHLF $1.9bn (net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026); ICSH is 4.3 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.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ICSH 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
On the same fields
ICSH and XHLF 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 XHLF
XHLF tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ICSH or XHLF?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and XHLF +3.5%.
- Which is cheaper, ICSH or XHLF?
- XHLF is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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