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US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF

XBILNasdaqF/mB

$50.020.00 (0.00%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

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Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$792M
1Y total return
+3.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.00%
Holdings
2
Avg volume · 30D
102K sh
52W range
low $49.93high $50.22
Launched

The ETF.net XBIL Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Rank
27 of 78
Six-pillar profile for XBIL. Scores out of 100: Cost 66, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 53, Holdings 36, Durability 62. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (36). Leans toward Mission.

Score 66 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 78
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 67
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 75
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 78
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 66 of 77
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 78

Our read on XBIL

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost cash-parking ETFs hold a basket of bills. XBIL holds one: the newest 6-month Treasury, rolled every month. Pinpoint exposure to a single spot on the yield curve, in a wrapper that pays monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index. It is a passively managed ETF.

Why people hold it

  • Single-bond design. It holds the most recently auctioned ("on the run") 6-month bill and rolls automatically each month, so exposure stays pinned to that point on the curve.businesswire.com
  • Interest lands monthly instead of as a single lump at the bill's maturity, and shares trade in fractions of traditional bond sizing.businesswire.com
  • Sits further out the curve than 0-3 month bill funds like BIL and CLIP, capturing the 6-month rate rather than resetting every few weeks.
  • Part of a full single-security Treasury lineup from F/m, so the same mechanism exists at 3-month, 12-month and longer tenors if you want a different rung.fminvest.comustreasuryetf.com

Worth knowing

  • At 0.15% a year it runs a hair above the typical fund in its group, and rivals like XONE (0.03%) and VBIL (0.06%) charge considerably less for short Treasury exposure.
  • Six months of maturity carries a bit more price sensitivity to rate moves than the 0-3 month bill funds it shares a shelf with.
  • A mid-sized, moderately traded fund rather than one of the category's behemoths, which can show up as wider bid-ask spreads.

XBIL Performance

Launched Mar 7, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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XBIL$10,368
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. XBIL $10,368. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for XBIL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodXBIL
Year to date+3.0%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+0.9%
1 year+3.7%
3 yearsper year+4.4%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for XBIL
YearReturn barXBIL
2026 YTD+3.0%
2025+4.2%
2024+5.2%
2023+4.3%

Since listing, Mar 7, 2023

XBIL in the news

XBIL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.00Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.17 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 44 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Apr 3, 2023 $0.19; May 1, 2023 $0.20; Jun 1, 2023 $0.20; Jul 3, 2023 $0.22; Aug 1, 2023 $0.22; Sep 1, 2023 $0.22; Oct 2, 2023 $0.22; Nov 1, 2023 $0.23; Dec 1, 2023 $0.23; Dec 27, 2023 $0.22; Feb 1, 2024 $0.22; Mar 1, 2024 $0.21; Apr 1, 2024 $0.22; May 1, 2024 $0.22; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.22; Aug 1, 2024 $0.22; Sep 3, 2024 $0.21; Oct 1, 2024 $0.19; Nov 1, 2024 $0.18; Dec 2, 2024 $0.18; Dec 30, 2024 $0.18; Feb 3, 2025 $0.17; Mar 3, 2025 $0.17; Apr 1, 2025 $0.17; May 1, 2025 $0.17; Jun 2, 2025 $0.17; Jul 1, 2025 $0.18; Aug 1, 2025 $0.17; Sep 2, 2025 $0.17; Oct 1, 2025 $0.16; Nov 3, 2025 $0.15; Dec 2, 2025 $0.15; Dec 30, 2025 $0.16; Jan 29, 2026 $0.15; Feb 26, 2026 $0.15; Mar 30, 2026 $0.15; Apr 28, 2026 $0.15; May 28, 2026 $0.15; Jun 29, 2026 $0.15; Jul 28, 2026 $0.16; Aug 27, 2026 $0.16; Sep 28, 2026 $0.16; Oct 27, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 28, 2026$0.17
Sep 28, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.16
Aug 27, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.16
Jul 28, 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.16
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.15
May 28, 2026May 29, 2026$0.15
Apr 28, 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.15
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.15
Feb 26, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.15
Jan 29, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.15
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.16
Dec 2, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.15

See all 44 payments⁠

$10,000 in XBIL 3 years ago paid $1,335 in dividends.⁠

XBIL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
0.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.52
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−0.1%
43 months · trough Mar 2023
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.02
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

XBIL Cost

Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

$2,499

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • XBIL 0.15%

    $3,137

  • XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • XBIL 0.15%
  • XHLF 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530XBIL $3,137XHLF $638

Year by year

YearXBILXHLFOverpaying
10$274$55$219
20$1,071$216$855
30$3,137$638$2,499

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