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JPST vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 JPST's duration was 0.8 years and YEAR's 0.9; JPST charges 0.18% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, and $1.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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JPST costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JPST is far larger, $42.8bn against $1.6bn.

JPST vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPSTYEAR
Expense ratio0.18%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$42.8bn$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+2.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
+2.8%
YEAR total return, 1 year
0.18%
JPST expense ratio
0.25%
YEAR expense ratio

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

  1. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
  2. Number of holdings. JPST holds 824 positions and YEAR holds 141.
  3. Size. JPST has $42.8bn in net assets and YEAR $1.6bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); JPST is 26.8 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, JPST and YEAR hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding JPST YEAR
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31% 2.46%
Molson Coors Beverage Co., due Jul 15, 2026 0.42% 0.51%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Oct 29, 2026 0.28% 0.50%
Societe Generale SA, due Feb 19, 2027 0.25% 0.50%
RTX Corp., due Nov 8, 2026 0.22% 0.48%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., due Feb 19, 2027 0.21% 0.50%
Oracle Corp., due Jul 15, 2026 0.20% 0.50%
Nordea Bank Abp, due Sep 30, 2026 0.28% 0.15%
Dell International LLC, due Oct 1, 2026 0.27% 0.14%
BMW US Capital LLC, due Mar 19, 2027 0.11% 0.42%
Hyundai Capital America, due Jan 8, 2027 0.12% 0.09%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), due Jul 17, 2026 0.09% 0.49%
Only in JPST
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2026 0.70%
Ventas Realty LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.65%
Capital One Financial Corp., due Nov 2, 2027 0.59%
National Bank of Canada, due Apr 5, 2027 0.59%
Athene Global Funding, due Aug 27, 2026 0.58%
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, due Nov 10, 2026 0.58%
Energy Transfer LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.58%
DNB Bank ASA, due Feb 24, 2027 0.54%
Only in YEAR
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 8.19%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2028 4.51%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2026 4.25%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2026 4.20%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 2.52%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 2.51%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.98%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2030 1.90%

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On the same fields

JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
YEAR
AB Ultra Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer JPMorgan AllianceBernstein
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +5.4 pts vs AGG +4.8 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.25%
Holdings 824 141
Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and YEAR as of Oct 19, 2026 $42.8bn $1.6bn

JPST and YEAR 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 YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JPST or YEAR?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or YEAR?
JPST is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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