FLRN vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Jun 30, 2026 FLRN's duration was 0.0 years and VGUS's 0.3; VGUS charges 0.07% to FLRN's 0.15%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.
VGUS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; FLRN is 2.6 times larger.
| FLRN | VGUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $3.1bn | $1.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% | +3.6% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | Bloomberg Short Treasury Index |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
FLRN and VGUS are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. FLRN follows not read by ETFIQ and VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
- Number of holdings. FLRN holds 549 positions and VGUS holds 90.
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, FLRN and VGUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
FLRN and VGUS 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 VGUS
VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or VGUS?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and VGUS +3.6%.
- Which is cheaper, FLRN or VGUS?
- VGUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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