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BILZ vs FLOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

BILZ's duration was 0.2 years on Jun 30, 2026 and FLOT's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; BILZ charges 0.14% to FLOT's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $11.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF.

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BILZ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; FLOT is 9.7 times larger.

BILZ vs FLOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
BILZFLOT
Expense ratio0.14%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.0bn$10.0bn
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+4.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.7%
BILZ total return, 1 year
+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
0.14%
BILZ expense ratio
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio

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BILZ and FLOT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. BILZ follows No index, actively managed and FLOT follows not read by ETFIQ.
  2. Size. BILZ has $1.0bn in net assets and FLOT $10.0bn (net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026); FLOT is 10.0 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BILZ returned +3.7% and FLOT +4.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

BILZ
PIMCO Ultra Short Government Active Exchange-Traded Fund
FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15%
Holdings not counted 557
Net assets, BILZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and FLOT as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.0bn $11.5bn

BILZ and FLOT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BILZ

BILZ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

About FLOT

FLOT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BILZ or FLOT?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BILZ returned +3.7% and FLOT +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, BILZ or FLOT?
BILZ is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BILZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BILZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PIMCO website ↗FLOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for FLOT ↗

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