FLOT vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FLOT's duration was 0.0 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to FLOT's 0.15%. Net assets: $11.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

Ask IQ about this page

Ask IQ about FLOT and XHLF

Answers cite the figures on this page.

XHLF costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; FLOT is 5.3 times larger.

FLOT vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLOTXHLF
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$10.3bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.5%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

Get FLOT's fund flows by email, every Monday.

Plus the Friday ETF note. Confirm from the link that arrives, and unsubscribe in one click. See Privacy.

Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-ECE30C06F2

FLOT and XHLF 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 XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. FLOT charges 0.15% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.12 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.

Take this comparison to a client

The two-page PDF for this pair is coming. Save the comparison to follow its changes. Free. It needs an email sign-in, once.

Not advice. The brief uses the figures on this page, with the data date and a report id. Saved comparisons are listed on your saved page; privacy.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLOT and XHLF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLOT XHLF
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 XHLF
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due May 13, 2027 9.19%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Apr 15, 2027 9.07%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jun 10, 2027 9.06%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Mar 18, 2027 9.05%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jan 21, 2027 9.00%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Feb 18, 2027 8.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Dec 24, 2026 6.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Sep 3, 2026 5.50%

Check overlap with more funds →

On the same fields

FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 557 not counted
Net assets, FLOT as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $11.5bn $1.9bn

FLOT and XHLF 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 XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLOT or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLOT returned +4.3% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLOT or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, FLOT against XHLF, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/flot-vs-xhlf

Open data

Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.