FLRN vs IBDR: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLRN's duration was 0.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDR's 0.2 on Jul 31, 2026; IBDR charges 0.10% to FLRN's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $3.2bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF and $2.9bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF.

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IBDR costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; FLRN is 1.1 times larger.

FLRN vs IBDR: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLRNIBDR
Expense ratio0.15%0.10%
Net assets$3.2bn$2.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.9%
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%
FLRN total return, 1 year
+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLRN expense ratio
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio

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

  1. Number of holdings. FLRN holds 549 positions and IBDR holds 81.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow not read by ETFIQ.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLRN returned +4.3% and IBDR +3.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.4 points.

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On the same fields

FLRN
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
IBDR
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.9%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%
Holdings 549 81
Net assets $3.2bn $2.9bn

FLRN and IBDR 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 IBDR

IBDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or IBDR?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and IBDR +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, FLRN or IBDR?
IBDR is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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