JPST vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

JPST's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and XHLF's 0.5 on Jul 31, 2026; XHLF charges 0.03% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

JPST vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPSTXHLF
Expense ratio0.18%0.03%
Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026$42.8bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+3.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
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
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.18%
JPST expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. JPST follows No index, actively managed and XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. Cost. JPST charges 0.18% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.15 points.
  3. Size. JPST has $42.8bn in net assets and XHLF $1.9bn (net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026); JPST is 22.5 times larger.

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On the same fields

JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +3.5%
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% 0.03%
Holdings 824 not counted
Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $42.8bn $1.9bn

JPST and XHLF 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 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, JPST or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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