VNLA vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Jul 31, 2026 VNLA's duration was 0.8 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $3.3bn for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF and $1.9bn for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.
XHLF costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; VNLA is 1.7 times larger.
| VNLA | XHLF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $3.3bn | $1.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.6% | +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.
VNLA and XHLF are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. VNLA 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).
- Cost. VNLA charges 0.23% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.20 points.
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, VNLA 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
VNLA and XHLF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About VNLA
VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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, VNLA or XHLF?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNLA returned +3.6% and XHLF +3.5%.
- Which is cheaper, VNLA or XHLF?
- XHLF is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 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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