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TBLL vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

TBLL's duration was 0.3 years on May 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to TBLL's 0.08%. Net assets: $2.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned +3.6% over a year.

TBLL vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
TBLLVGUS
Expense ratio0.08%0.07%
Net assets, TBLL as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026$2.6bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+3.6%
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond IndexBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+3.6%
TBLL total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.08%
TBLL expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-37188FA135

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

  1. What each follows. TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index and VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 TBLL returned +3.6% and VGUS +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). TBLL holds 93 positions and VGUS holds 90.

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

TBLL
Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +3.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +3.6% (TRSY) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs TRSY not measured
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.07%
Holdings 93 90
Net assets, TBLL as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.6bn $1.2bn

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

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

About VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TBLL or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TBLL returned +3.6% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, TBLL or VGUS?
VGUS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
TBLL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TBLL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for TBLL ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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