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What you're comparing
You have 2 listings in the compare tray: TreasuryDirect Account (Direct purchase platform) and 13-Week Treasury Bill (Short-duration T-Bill). Below, each row shows the attribute, what it measures, and which listing leads when the value can be ranked numerically.
| Rating | 3.9 (530) | 4.7 (170) |
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Yield Annualized discount or coupon rate — moves with the Fed's policy rate. | Market auction rate | ~5.3% |
Maturity (higher is better) How soon you get principal back — T-Bills run from a few weeks to 52 weeks. | 4 weeks to 30 years | 13 weeks |
Minimum (lower is better) Smallest face-value purchase — $100 at TreasuryDirect, one share at most ETF wrappers. | $100 | $100 |
Tax T-Bill interest is exempt from state and local income tax, a real edge in high-tax states. | State/local exempt | State-tax exempt |
| Regulation | US Treasury | US Treasury, SEC |
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| Headquarters | Washington, DC | Washington, DC, United States |
| Founded | 1986 | 1929 |
| License | — | — |
| Experience level | — | Beginner |
| Visit | Visit TreasuryDirect Account | — |
Bottom line
Across the attributes that can be ranked numerically: 13-Week Treasury Bill leads on maturity (13 weeks); TreasuryDirect Account leads on minimum ($100). Use this as a starting point — your own situation (account type, deposit size, jurisdiction) decides which of those leads actually matters.
How to use this comparison
Side-by-side comparisons make trade-offs visible — but only if you compare on the dimensions that actually drive the decision. A 0.10% expense-ratio difference between two near-identical broad-market ETFs is real, but rarely the deciding factor for a $5,000 investment. A 5-year track record difference between two robo-advisors usually matters less than whether they support the account type you need.
Before you commit to one option, write down two or three deal-breakers. Maybe it's "must support a SEP IRA". Maybe it's "must have a no-fee checking account included". Filter against those first, then look at marginal differences.
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