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JPST vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

JPST's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and VRIG's 0.3 on Jul 31, 2026; JPST charges 0.18% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $42.8bn for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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JPST costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; JPST is far larger, $42.8bn against $1.9bn.

JPST vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPSTVRIG
Expense ratio0.18%0.30%
Net assets$42.8bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+4.3%
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.

+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
+4.3%
VRIG total return, 1 year
0.18%
JPST expense ratio
0.30%
VRIG expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-41A0A20AF3

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

  1. Cost. JPST charges 0.18% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.12 points.
  2. Size. JPST has $42.8bn in net assets and VRIG $1.9bn (Net assets); JPST is 22.5 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

JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
VRIG
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer JPMorgan Invesco
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +4.3%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +5.4 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.30%
Holdings 824 363
Net assets $42.8bn $1.9bn

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

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.

About VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JPST or VRIG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or VRIG?
JPST is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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