Which returned more over the last year, FLDR or JPST?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and JPST +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, FLDR or JPST?

FLDR is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLDR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 FLDR's duration was 0.8 years and JPST's 0.8; FLDR charges 0.15% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF, and $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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FLDR costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; JPST is far larger, $38.4bn against $1.6bn.

FLDR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLDR	JPST
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026	$1.6bn	$38.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.2%	+3.4%
What it tracks	Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+3.2%

FLDR total return, 1 year

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLDR expense ratio

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

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

What each follows. FLDR follows Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index and JPST follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Size. FLDR has $1.6bn in net assets and JPST $38.4bn (net assets, as of May 31, 2026); JPST is 24.0 times larger.

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, FLDR and JPST hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLDR JPST

CATERPILLAR FINL SVCS CORP FRN SOFR+64 08/15/2028, due Aug 15, 2028 0.59% 0.42%

PACIFIC LIFE GF II FRN SOFR+75 07/10/2028 144A, due Jul 10, 2028 0.29% 0.38%

AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORP FRN SOFR+62 12/11/2026, due Dec 11, 2026 0.75% 0.28%

MORGAN STANLEY FRN SOFR+80 01/09/2030, due Jan 9, 2030 0.56% 0.25%

BANQUE FED CRED MUTUEL PARIS FRN SOFR+99 10/16/2028 144A, due Oct 16, 2028 0.25% 0.37%

MASSMUTUAL GLOBAL FDG II FRN SOFR+68 08/01/2028 144A, due Aug 1, 2028 0.23% 0.27%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BK OF COMM FRN SOFR+80 09/08/2028, due Sep 8, 2028 0.22% 0.23%

NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FDG FRN SOFR+55 06/11/2027 144A, due Jun 11, 2027 0.27% 0.22%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK FRN SOFR+58 01/13/2028, due Jan 13, 2028 0.21% 0.32%

BANCO BILBAO VIZ ARGENTARIA SA FRN SOFR+88 03/03/2029, due Mar 3, 2029 0.22% 0.20%

AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORP FRN SOFR+73 08/13/2027, due Aug 13, 2027 0.22% 0.19%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) FRN SOFR+71 01/21/2029, due Jan 21, 2029 0.62% 0.16%

Only in FLDR

UST NOTES 3.875% 08/15/2034, due Aug 15, 2034 1.48%

UST NOTES 4.25% 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 1.30%

UST NOTES 4.25% 05/15/2035, due May 15, 2035 1.23%

UST NOTES 3.875% 08/15/2033, due Aug 15, 2033 1.10%

UST NOTES 4% 11/15/2035, due Nov 15, 2035 1.00%

UST NOTES 4% 02/15/2034, due Feb 15, 2034 0.98%

UST NOTES 4.5% 11/15/2033, due Nov 15, 2033 0.91%

UST NOTES 4.375% 05/15/2034, due May 15, 2034 0.89%

Only in JPST

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2026 0.70%

Ventas Realty LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.65%

Capital One Financial Corp., due Nov 2, 2027 0.59%

National Bank of Canada, due Apr 5, 2027 0.59%

Athene Global Funding, due Aug 27, 2026 0.58%

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, due Nov 10, 2026 0.58%

Energy Transfer LP, due Jun 1, 2026 0.58%

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On the same fields

FLDR

Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF

JPST

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity JPMorgan

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.2% +3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.18%

Holdings 352 824

Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 $2.3bn $42.8bn

FLDR and JPST 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 JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLDR or JPST?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, FLDR or JPST?: FLDR is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for 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 ↗JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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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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