DUSB vs FLTR: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Jul 31, 2026 DUSB's duration was 0.9 years and FLTR's 0.0; FLTR charges 0.14% to DUSB's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF.
FLTR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; FLTR is 1.4 times larger.
| DUSB | FLTR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.2bn | $3.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.6% | +4.7% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index |
| Holdings in common | 6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
DUSB and FLTR are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. DUSB follows No index, actively managed and FLTR follows MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index.
- Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 DUSB returned +3.6% and FLTR +4.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.1 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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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUSB and FLTR hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
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6% in common
On the same fields
DUSB and FLTR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DUSB
DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
About FLTR
FLTR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or FLTR?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and FLTR +4.7%.
- Which is cheaper, DUSB or FLTR?
- FLTR 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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