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FLTR vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLTR's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and GSST's 0.5 on May 31, 2026; FLTR charges 0.14% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $3.6bn for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF and $1.7bn for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; FLTR is 2.1 times larger.

FLTR vs GSST: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRGSST
Expense ratio0.14%0.16%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.6bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+3.9%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+3.9%
GSST total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.16%
GSST expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FLTR follows MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index and GSST follows No index, actively managed.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLTR returned +4.7% and GSST +3.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). FLTR holds 455 positions and GSST holds 357.

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

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
GSST
Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck Goldman Sachs
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +3.9%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.16%
Holdings 455 357
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.6bn $1.7bn

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

About FLTR

FLTR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

About GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or GSST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and GSST +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or GSST?
FLTR is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FLTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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