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FLOT vs ICSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FLOT's duration was 0.0 years and ICSH's 0.7; ICSH charges 0.08% to FLOT's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $11.5bn for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF and $9.0bn 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 0.8 points; FLOT is 1.3 times larger.

FLOT vs ICSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLOTICSH
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets$11.5bn$9.0bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.5%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
+3.5%
ICSH total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FLOT follows not read by ETFIQ and ICSH follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLOT returned +4.3% and ICSH +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 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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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLOT and ICSH hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLOT ICSH
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2028 0.44% 0.22%
Athene Global Funding, due Mar 6, 2028 0.20% 0.59%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd, due Mar 5, 2029 0.20% 0.22%
AbbVie Inc, due Mar 3, 2028 0.18% 0.26%
United Overseas Bank Ltd, due Apr 2, 2028 0.18% 0.17%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, due Nov 27, 2026 0.26% 0.17%
Hyundai Capital America, due Sep 24, 2027 0.17% 0.17%
Protective Life Global Funding, due Sep 11, 2028 0.17% 0.37%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 24, 2028 0.15% 0.16%
Wells Fargo & Co, due May 20, 2029 0.15% 0.23%
BMW US Capital LLC, due Aug 13, 2026 0.13% 0.17%
PayPal Holdings Inc, due Mar 6, 2028 0.14% 0.13%
Only in FLOT
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Feb 20, 2028 1.15%
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Aug 19, 2027 1.05%
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Feb 16, 2029 0.95%
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Jan 12, 2027 0.89%
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Jul 22, 2030 0.85%
International Finance Corp, due Aug 28, 2028 0.82%
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Jan 24, 2029 0.77%
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Nov 22, 2028 0.77%
Only in ICSH
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria/New York NY, due Mar 10, 2027 0.91%
BPCE SA, due May 6, 2027 0.91%
Marubeni Finance America LLC, due Aug 7, 2026 0.77%
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, due Nov 16, 2026 0.74%
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, due Apr 13, 2027 0.72%
Northwestern Mutual Global Funding, due Mar 30, 2029 0.70%
MIZUHO BK LTD NEW YORK BRH INS, due May 26, 2027 0.70%
Toyota Motor Credit Corp, due May 12, 2028 0.68%

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On the same fields

FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%
Holdings 557 407
Net assets $11.5bn $9.0bn

FLOT and ICSH 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 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, FLOT or ICSH?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLOT returned +4.3% and ICSH +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLOT 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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Where these figures came from
FLOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for FLOT ↗ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ICSH ↗

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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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