DUSB vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 DUSB's duration was 0.9 years and TFLO's 0.0; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $7.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; TFLO is 3.0 times larger.

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DUSB vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
DUSBTFLO
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.2bn$6.7bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+4.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.6%
DUSB total return, 1 year
+4.0%
TFLO total return, 1 year
0.15%
DUSB expense ratio
0.15%
TFLO expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. DUSB follows No index, actively managed and TFLO follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. DUSB holds 564 positions and TFLO holds 8.

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 TFLO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DUSB TFLO
U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2026 0.30% 12.83%
Only in DUSB
COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK UA NY, due Jan 14, 2028 1.26%
LSEGA FINANCING PLC, due Apr 6, 2028 0.94%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY VUITT 0.89%
HEINEKEN NV, due Jan 29, 2028 0.89%
STRYKER CORP, due Feb 10, 2028 0.88%
BNP PARIBAS SA, due Nov 16, 2027 0.85%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.85%
PPG INDUSTRIES INC, due Mar 15, 2028 0.84%
Only in TFLO
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 14.37%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 13.54%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 13.45%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 13.37%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 12.93%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 12.84%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2028 6.26%

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On the same fields

DUSB
Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF
TFLO
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.6% +4.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +4.0% (USFR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs USFR
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 564 8
Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and TFLO as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.2bn $7.2bn

DUSB and TFLO 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 TFLO

TFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DUSB or TFLO?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.6% and TFLO +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, DUSB or TFLO?
Neither: DUSB and TFLO both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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