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BUXX vs VBIL

Strive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETF

BUXXBNYSE

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

VBILANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VBIL −0.20pt a year

BUXX0.26%VBIL0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

VBIL 11.4×the volume

BUXX271KVBIL3.08M

BUXX vs VBIL Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+4.0%BUXX+3.7%VBIL

Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. BUXX +4.0%. VBIL +3.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%1%2%3%Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
BUXX 0.26%
VBIL 0.06%, better
Fund size
BUXX $549M
VBIL $12.8B
1Y total return
BUXX +4.0%, better
VBIL +3.7%
Yield (12M)
BUXX 4.42%, better
VBIL 3.50%
Holdings
BUXX 331
VBIL 29
Avg volume (30D)
BUXX 271K sh
VBIL 3.08M sh, better
NAV per share
BUXX $20.18
VBIL $75.58
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BUXX: Cost 18, Risk 53, Mission 100, Tradability 44, Holdings 76, Durability 56. VBIL: Cost 95, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 84, Holdings 42, Durability 78.
Pillar letters and Scores for BUXX, VBIL, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBUXXVBIL
Cost30% weightF18A95Higher
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC53HigherC47
Tradability15% weightC44A84Higher
Holdings10% weightA76HigherC42
Durability5% weightB56A78Higher

Rank among Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BUXX and VBIL are both graded against the same 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Cash & Ultra-Short Income⁠

Category · 78 funds
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VBIL ranks 2nd and BUXX 51st of 78 funds in the Cash & Ultra-Short Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETFScore 84
  2. Rank 2ACLIPGlobal X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETFScore 81
  3. Rank 2AVBILVanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETFScore 81
  4. Rank 2AVUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETFScore 81
  5. Rank 47BVRIGInvesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETFScore 56
  6. Rank 51BBUXXStrive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETFScore 55
  7. Rank 51BCVSBCalvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETFScore 55

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BUXXBStrive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETF

VBILAVanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

In short

BUXX Strive's parking spot for near-term cash: a short-maturity bond fund built to pay monthly income while damping price swings and keeping liquidity handy. Young for its category, but it stays tightly inside the job its prospectus describes.

VBIL Vanguard's cash-parking ETF: roughly two dozen Treasury bills, none maturing more than three months out, at 0.06% a year. It landed in 2025 and undercut most of the T-bill shelf on price.

Stated mandate

BUXX The Fund seeks current income while aiming to reduce price volatility and preserve liquidity.

VBIL VBIL seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with an ultra-short-term dollar-weighted average maturity, using a passive approach designed to follow the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index.

Why people hold it

  • BUXX Does what the label says. The portfolio has stayed inside its stated short-maturity, income-seeking lane, one of the tighter mandate matches in the ultra-short bond group.
  • Income lands monthly, spread across roughly 230 bond positions rather than a handful of big bets.
  • Real scale for a young fund, with moderate day-to-day trading activity behind it instead of a thin, name-only listing.
  • VBIL It charges 0.06% a year, well under the 0.14% median for 0-1 year Treasury funds and under the category veteran, BIL.
  • Plain passive mandate on the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index, tracked very closely. One of the tightest implementations in its peer group.vanguard.com
  • Roughly two dozen bills backed by the US Treasury, every one maturing inside three months. Interest goes out monthly.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund with active daily trading, which tends to keep bid-ask costs small.

Worth knowing

  • BUXX The fee is 0.26% a year, above the ultra-short cohort median of 0.20% and well above VUSB (0.10%) or SHV (0.15%).
  • Reduced price volatility is the aim, not zero. This is a bond fund, so the share price can move. A bank deposit it is not.
  • Launched in 2023, so its track record is short next to ultra-short peers that have run through multiple rate cycles.
  • VBIL The payout floats with short-term rates. Monthly income rises and falls with what bills yield, and nothing about it is fixed.
  • It opened in 2025, so its live record is short next to T-bill funds that have been running for years.
  • Stretching maturity gets cheaper: peer XONE targets one-year duration at 0.03%, trading lower cost for more rate sensitivity.

Full BUXX profile⁠

Full VBIL profile⁠

BUXX vs VBIL Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BUXX vs VBIL Cost

Overpaying BUXX vs VBIL

$4,088

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

  • BUXX 0.26%

    $5,358

  • VBIL 0.06%

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BUXX 0.26%
  • VBIL 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530BUXX $5,358VBIL $1,270

Year by year

YearBUXXVBILOverpaying
10$473$110$363
20$1,838$432$1,406
30$5,358$1,270$4,088

Expense ratio

  • 0.26%BUXX
  • 0.06%VBIL, cheaper
  • Middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
  • Median 0.18%

VBIL 6th cheapest of 78 funds

BUXX 67th cheapest of 78 funds

BUXX vs VBIL Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
BUXX 4.42%, better
VBIL 3.50%
Payout (12M)
BUXX $0.89
VBIL $2.65
Last payment
BUXX $0.07
VBIL $0.24
Ex-dividend
BUXX Oct 28, 2026
VBIL Nov 2, 2026
Paid on
BUXX Oct 30, 2026
VBIL Nov 4, 2026
Frequency
BUXX Monthly
VBIL Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

BUXXMonthly · 38 paymentsAll BUXX payments⁠
One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Sep 27, 2023 $0.11; Oct 27, 2023 $0.07; Nov 28, 2023 $0.09; Dec 20, 2023 $0.12; Jan 29, 2024 $0.07; Feb 27, 2024 $0.09; Mar 26, 2024 $0.09; Apr 26, 2024 $0.09; May 30, 2024 $0.11; Jun 27, 2024 $0.09; Jul 30, 2024 $0.10; Aug 29, 2024 $0.08; Sep 27, 2024 $0.12; Oct 30, 2024 $0.09; Nov 27, 2024 $0.07; Dec 30, 2024 $0.12; Jan 30, 2025 $0.06; Feb 27, 2025 $0.07; Mar 28, 2025 $0.09; Apr 29, 2025 $0.09; May 29, 2025 $0.08; Jun 27, 2025 $0.08; Jul 30, 2025 $0.07; Aug 28, 2025 $0.12; Sep 29, 2025 $0.07; Oct 30, 2025 $0.08; Nov 26, 2025 $0.07; Dec 30, 2025 $0.12; Jan 29, 2026 $0.05; Feb 26, 2026 $0.08; Mar 30, 2026 $0.06; Apr 29, 2026 $0.08; May 28, 2026 $0.07; Jun 29, 2026 $0.08; Jul 30, 2026 $0.06; Aug 27, 2026 $0.08; Sep 28, 2026 $0.07; Oct 28, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
VBILMonthly · 20 paymentsAll VBIL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Apr 1, 2025 $0.23; May 1, 2025 $0.21; Jun 2, 2025 $0.22; Jul 1, 2025 $0.24; Aug 1, 2025 $0.25; Sep 2, 2025 $0.25; Oct 1, 2025 $0.24; Nov 3, 2025 $0.24; Dec 1, 2025 $0.23; Dec 18, 2025 $0.23; Feb 2, 2026 $0.23; Mar 2, 2026 $0.20; Apr 1, 2026 $0.21; May 1, 2026 $0.22; Jun 1, 2026 $0.22; Jul 1, 2026 $0.21; Aug 3, 2026 $0.23; Sep 1, 2026 $0.22; Oct 1, 2026 $0.22; Nov 2, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

BUXX vs VBIL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BUXX 0.5%VBIL 0.1%since Mar 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BUXX 1.67VBIL −1.04since Mar 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BUXX −0.6%since Aug 2023VBIL −0.1%since Feb 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BUXX 0.01VBIL −0.01

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