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FLOT vs FLRN: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLOT's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and FLRN's 0.0 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $11.5bn for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF and $3.2bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; both returned +4.3% over a year; FLOT is 3.6 times larger.

FLOT vs FLRN: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLOTFLRN
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets$11.5bn$3.2bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+4.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-9709DD7BF7

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

  1. Size. FLOT has $11.5bn in net assets and FLRN $3.2bn (Net assets); FLOT is 3.6 times larger.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow not read by ETFIQ.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLOT returned +4.3% and FLRN +4.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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

FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLRN
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 557 549
Net assets $11.5bn $3.2bn

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

About FLOT

FLOT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About FLRN

FLRN tracks an index.

Questions people ask

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

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