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FLDR vs FLOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLDR's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and FLOT's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF, and $11.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; FLOT is 4.8 times larger.

FLDR vs FLOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLDRFLOT
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$2.3bn$11.1bn
Total return, 1 year+3.2%+4.3%
What it tracksFidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.2%
FLDR total return, 1 year
+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLDR expense ratio
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-86F6D700E3

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

  1. What each follows. FLDR follows Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index and FLOT follows not read by ETFIQ.
  2. Size. FLDR has $2.3bn in net assets and FLOT $11.1bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); FLOT is 4.8 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLDR returned +3.2% and FLOT +4.3% 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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On the same fields

FLDR
Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF
FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Fidelity iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.2% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 352 557
Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and FLOT as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.3bn $11.5bn

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

About FLDR

FLDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About FLOT

FLOT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLDR or FLOT?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and FLOT +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, FLDR or FLOT?
Neither: FLDR and FLOT both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FLDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity website ↗FLOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for FLOT ↗

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