FLRN vs GSY: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLRN's duration was 0.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and GSY's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; FLRN charges 0.15% to GSY's 0.22%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $3.2bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF and $4.0bn for Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF.

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FLRN costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; GSY is 1.3 times larger.

FLRN vs GSY: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLRNGSY
Expense ratio0.15%0.22%
Net assets$3.2bn$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.3%
FLRN total return, 1 year
+3.7%
GSY total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLRN expense ratio
0.22%
GSY expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FLRN follows not read by ETFIQ and GSY follows No index, actively managed.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLRN returned +4.3% and GSY +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). FLRN holds 549 positions and GSY holds 414.

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

FLRN
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
GSY
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +3.7% (SPTU)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SPTU
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.22%
Holdings 549 414
Net assets $3.2bn $4.0bn

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

About FLRN

FLRN 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 GSY

GSY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +3.7% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or GSY?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and GSY +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, FLRN or GSY?
FLRN 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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ETFIQ, FLRN against GSY, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/flrn-vs-gsy

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