FLTR vs IBDS: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Jul 31, 2026 FLTR's duration was 0.0 years and IBDS's 0.8; IBDS charges 0.10% to FLTR's 0.14%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $4.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF.
IBDS costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IBDS is 1.1 times larger.
| FLTR | IBDS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.14% | 0.10% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $3.6bn | $4.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.7% | +3.3% |
| What it tracks | MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
FLTR and IBDS are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. FLTR follows MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index and IBDS follows not read by ETFIQ.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
- One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLTR returned +4.7% and IBDS +3.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.4 points.
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, FLTR and IBDS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
FLTR and IBDS 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 IBDS
IBDS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or IBDS?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and IBDS +3.3%.
- Which is cheaper, FLTR or IBDS?
- IBDS is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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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