

Simplify Government Money Market ETF
$100.20+0.02 (+0.02%)
- 0.15%
- $4.2B
- +3.7%
- 3.64%
- 0.4M sh
- $100.17
- low $100.00high $100.71
The ETF.net SBIL Grade
Score 73 out of 100
- 18 of 78
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B68 out of 100Rank 21 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 42 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 11 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 46 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 29 of 78
Our read on SBIL
AMoney market discipline in an ETF wrapper: government cash instruments, current income, stability of principal, all for 0.15% a year with monthly payouts.
The fund seeks current income while maintaining liquidity and stability of principal.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.15% a year against a 0.20% median for cash-alternative ETFs. On parked cash, the fee is the part you actually control.
- Government paper only, exactly as the mandate reads: current income with liquidity and stability of principal. No drift into corporate credit.
- One of the strongest implementations in a 22-fund cash-alternative group, and it has already crossed the billion-dollar mark.
- Distributions land monthly, and it changes hands on an exchange through the trading day rather than at a fund cutoff time.
Worth knowing
- Launched July 2025, so the history behind any risk read is short.
- ICSH runs 0.08%, so cheaper cash parking exists if the fee line is your only filter.
- Government issues only means it skips the corporate paper broader ultra-short funds like JPST can hold: steadier ingredients, different income mix.
SBIL Holdings
- Bonds
- 170
- 28%
- Cash and Cash Equivalents
Geography
- United States100.00%
SBIL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SBIL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.8% |
| 1 month | +0.3% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +3.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SBIL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.8% | |
| 2025 | +1.9% |
SBIL in the news
SBIL Dividends
- 3.64%
- $3.65
- $0.29 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SBIL Risk
- 0.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −1.01
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −0.03%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.002
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SBIL Cost
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
20 of the 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds charge less.
Other funds in Cash & Ultra-Short Income
- ABILZPIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded FundExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return +3.7%
- AJPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +3.5%
- ATBILF/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill FundExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +3.7%
- AFLUDFranklin Ultra Short Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +3.5%
- ASPTUState Street SPDR Portfolio Ultra Short T-Bill ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +3.7%




