ETF comparison

ICSHvsNEAR

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF · iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.2%

11 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ICSH and NEAR would leave roughly3.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ICSH only 90.0%Shared 3.2%NEAR only 98.8%
In ICSH only
347 positions
Shared
11 positions
In NEAR only
1,570 positions

Side by side

ICSH

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$8.65B
TTM yield
4.17%
Top-10 conc.
11.6%
NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$5.11B
TTM yield
4.46%
Top-10 conc.
33.4%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
75
52
Tax efficiency
52
97
Liquidity
87
98
Concentration
67
Tracking quality
ICSHsub-scoreNEAR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

ICSH is 17 bps cheaper than NEAR. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for NEAR.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ICSH vs NEAR.

Top shared holdings

11 shared in total
#HoldingIn ICSHIn NEAROverlap
1BlackRock Funds III2.03%2.74%2.03%
2PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC0.29%0.21%0.21%
3PNC BANK NA0.31%0.21%0.21%
4MORGAN STANLEY BANK NA0.20%0.19%0.19%
5MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.13%0.17%0.13%
6NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL0.14%0.11%0.11%
7WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.13%0.09%0.09%
8BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.11%0.08%0.08%
9MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.73%0.06%0.06%
10NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL0.14%0.03%0.03%
11NATIONAL RURAL UTIL COOP0.08%0.02%0.02%

Only in ICSH

347 total
  • Marubeni Finance America LLC1.03%
  • Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY0.82%
  • NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL GLBL0.79%
  • CDP Financial Inc0.75%
  • PACIFIC LIFE GF II0.75%
  • SALESFORCE INC0.73%
  • NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FDG0.73%
  • HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC0.73%
  • RWE AG0.73%
  • ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING0.71%

Only in NEAR

1,570 total
  • United States Treasury14.14%
  • United States Treasury4.25%
  • United States Treasury3.73%
  • United States Treasury3.20%
  • United States Treasury1.60%
  • United States Treasury1.47%
  • United States Treasury1.04%
  • United States Treasury0.78%
  • CITIGROUP INC0.48%
  • APPLOVIN CORP0.47%

Open ICSH or NEAR at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.