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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and VNLA +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, FLDR or VNLA?

FLDR is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLDR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLDR's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and VNLA's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; FLDR charges 0.15% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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FLDR costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

FLDR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLDR	VNLA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.23%
Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026	$2.3bn	$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.2%	+3.6%
What it tracks	Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

+3.2%

FLDR total return, 1 year

+3.6%

VNLA total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLDR expense ratio

0.23%

VNLA expense ratio

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FLDR and VNLA 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 VNLA follows No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLDR returned +3.2% and VNLA +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.4 points.
Number of holdings (similar). FLDR holds 352 positions and VNLA holds 336.

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

VNLA

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity Janus Henderson

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.2% +3.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.23%

Holdings 352 336

Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.3bn $3.3bn

FLDR and VNLA 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 VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

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Which returned more over the last year, FLDR or VNLA?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.2% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLDR or VNLA?: FLDR is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 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 ↗VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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