FLRN vs TBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLRN's duration was 0.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TBIL's 0.2 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, and $7.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; TBIL is 2.4 times larger.

FLRN vs TBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLRNTBIL
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.2bn$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+3.7%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg US Treasury Bellwether 3M Total Return USD Unhedged Index (I00087US)
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

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

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FLRN and TBIL 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 TBIL follows Bloomberg US Treasury Bellwether 3M Total Return USD Unhedged Index (I00087US).
  2. Number of holdings. FLRN holds 549 positions and TBIL holds 1.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLRN returned +4.3% and TBIL +3.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 points.

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On the same fields

FLRN
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
TBIL
F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.7%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 549 1
Net assets, FLRN as of Oct 20, 2026 and TBIL as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.2bn $7.6bn

FLRN and TBIL 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 TBIL

TBIL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or TBIL?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and TBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, FLRN or TBIL?
Neither: FLRN and TBIL both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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