VBIL ranks 3rd and GBIL 10th of 78 funds in the Cash & Ultra-Short Income Category.
GBIL vs VBIL
VBIL −0.06pt a year
0.12%0.06%
VBIL 4.6×the volume
653K3M
GBIL vs VBIL Performance
+3.6%+3.8%
- GBIL 0.12%
- VBIL 0.06%, better
- GBIL $7.9B
- VBIL $12.8B
- GBIL +3.6%
- VBIL +3.8%, better
- GBIL 3.92%, better
- VBIL 3.82%
- GBIL 41
- VBIL 29
- GBIL 653K sh
- VBIL 3M sh, better
- GBIL $100.19
- VBIL $75.76
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | GBIL | VBIL |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A81 | A95Higher |
| Mission | A100 | A100 |
| Risk | C40 | C48Higher |
| Tradability | A83 | A84Higher |
| Holdings | B56Higher | C43 |
| Durability | A87Higher | A79 |
Rank among Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
Same Category. GBIL and VBIL are both graded against the same 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
GBILA
VBILA
In short
GBIL Treasuries only, and the whole under-one-year slice: bills plus old notes and bonds in their final 12 months. Goldman's 2016-vintage cash park charges 0.12% net of a waiver through December 29, 2026.
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
GBIL The Fund seeks to track the FTSE US Treasury 0-1 Year Composite Select Index, which measures U.S. Treasury securities with no more than 12 months remaining maturity. It is passively managed and generally sells securities only when the index removes them.
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
Worth knowing
GBIL 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.
GBIL vs VBIL Cost
Overpaying GBIL vs VBIL
$1,250
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GBIL 0.12%
$2,520
VBIL 0.06%
$1,270
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GBIL | VBIL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $220 | $110 | $110 |
| 20 | $859 | $432 | $427 |
| 30 | $2,520 | $1,270 | $1,250 |
- 0.12%GBIL
- 0.06%VBIL, cheaper
- Middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.18%
VBIL 6th cheapest of 78 funds
GBIL 15th cheapest of 78 funds
GBIL vs VBIL Dividends
- GBIL 3.92%, better
- VBIL 3.82%
- GBIL $3.92
- VBIL $2.89
- GBIL $0.32
- VBIL $0.24
- GBIL Nov 2, 2026
- VBIL Nov 2, 2026
- GBIL Pays Nov 6, 2026
- VBIL Pays Nov 4, 2026
- GBIL Monthly
- VBIL Monthly
Distribution history
GBIL vs VBIL Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- GBIL 0.7%VBIL 0.1%
- Return per unit of risk
- GBIL −0.17VBIL −1.04
- Worst fall
- GBIL −0.8%VBIL −0.1%
- Market sensitivity
- GBIL 0.01VBIL −0.01
GBIL and VBIL in the news
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