Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or VNLA?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and VNLA +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, FLRN or VNLA?

FLRN 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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FLRN vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLRN's duration was 0.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA's 0.8 on Jul 31, 2026; FLRN charges 0.15% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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FLRN costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

FLRN vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLRN	VNLA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.23%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$3.1bn	$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.3%	+3.6%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

+4.3%

FLRN total return, 1 year

+3.6%

VNLA total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLRN expense ratio

0.23%

VNLA expense ratio

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FLRN and VNLA 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 VNLA follows No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLRN returned +4.3% and VNLA +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 points.
Number of holdings (similar). FLRN holds 549 positions and VNLA holds 336.

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

VNLA

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Janus Henderson

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.3% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.23%

Holdings 549 336

Net assets, FLRN as of Oct 20, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.2bn $3.3bn

FLRN and VNLA 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 VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLRN or VNLA?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLRN returned +4.3% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLRN or VNLA?: FLRN 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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Where these figures came from

FLRN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLRN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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