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FLOT vs GBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLOT's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and GBIL's 0.4 on May 31, 2026; GBIL charges 0.12% to FLOT's 0.15%. Net assets: $11.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF, and $7.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF.

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GBIL costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; FLOT is 1.5 times larger.

FLOT vs GBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLOTGBIL
Expense ratio0.15%0.12%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$11.5bn$7.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
+3.6%
GBIL total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio
0.12%
GBIL expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-15C2D2ED75

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

  1. Number of holdings. FLOT holds 557 positions and GBIL holds 43.
  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 GBIL +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 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
GBIL
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.12%
Holdings 557 43
Net assets, FLOT as of Oct 20, 2026 and GBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 $11.5bn $7.9bn

FLOT and GBIL 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 GBIL

GBIL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLOT or GBIL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLOT returned +4.3% and GBIL +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLOT or GBIL?
GBIL 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
FLOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for FLOT ↗GBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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