FLDR vs ICSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLDR's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and ICSH's 0.7 on Jul 31, 2026; ICSH charges 0.08% to FLDR's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF, and $9.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF.

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ICSH costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; ICSH is 3.8 times larger.

FLDR vs ICSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLDRICSH
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$2.3bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.2%+3.5%
What it tracksFidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor IndexNo index, actively managed
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
+3.5%
ICSH total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLDR expense ratio
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio

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FLDR and ICSH 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 ICSH follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Size. FLDR has $2.3bn in net assets and ICSH $8.8bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); ICSH is 3.8 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLDR returned +3.2% and ICSH +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 points.

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On the same fields

FLDR
Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF
ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.2% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%
Holdings 352 407
Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and ICSH as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.3bn $9.0bn

FLDR and ICSH 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 ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLDR or ICSH?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and ICSH +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLDR or ICSH?
ICSH is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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