Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or FLRN?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and FLRN +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or FLRN?

FLRN is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BOXX vs FLRN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to FLRN's +4.3%, and FLRN charges 0.15% to BOXX's 0.19%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $3.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+4.3%

FLRN total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.15%

FLRN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLRN costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BOXX is 4.5 times larger.

BOXX vs FLRN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	FLRN
Return
Measure	BOXX	FLRN
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+4.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	FLRN
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Note ? 5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	FLRN
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.4bn	$3.2bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	FLRN
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Risk and return

Jan 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 198 weekly returns

BOXX FLRN

Return

Total return edge FLRN +18.9% +22.7%

Annualized edge FLRN +4.6% +5.5%

Price return edge BOXX +18.6% +1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge BOXX 0.2% 1.2%

Max drawdown edge BOXX −0.1% −1.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FLRN −0.25 0.65

Sortino edge FLRN −0.35 0.76

Calmar Not measured 4.00

Reading

FLRN returned more: +22.7% to +18.9%. BOXX swung less: 0.2% to 1.2%. BOXX fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −1.4%.

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Risk and return: BOXX vs FLRN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	FLRN	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.9%	+22.7%	FLRN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+5.5%	FLRN	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+1.1%	BOXX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.2%	1.2%	BOXX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.2%	1.0%	BOXX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.1%	−1.4%	BOXX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.25	0.65	FLRN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.35	0.76	FLRN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	Not measured	4.00		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 198 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF FLRN State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 549

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and FLRN as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $3.2bn

BOXX and FLRN on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

What each follows. BOXX follows No index, actively managed and FLRN follows Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Note ? 5 Years Index.
Size. BOXX has $14.4bn in net assets and FLRN $3.2bn (net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026); BOXX is 4.5 times larger.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOXX returned +4.0% and FLRN +4.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

FLRN

FLRN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 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, BOXX or FLRN?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and FLRN +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or FLRN?: FLRN is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

FLRN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLRN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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