FLTR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLTR's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JPST's 0.8 on May 31, 2026; FLTR charges 0.14% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; JPST is 11.9 times larger.

FLTR vs JPST: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRJPST
Expense ratio0.14%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.6bn$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+3.4%
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
+3.4%
JPST total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.18%
JPST expense ratio

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FLTR and JPST 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 JPST follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Size. FLTR has $3.6bn in net assets and JPST $42.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); JPST is 11.9 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLTR returned +4.7% and JPST +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.3 points.

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On the same fields

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
JPST
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +3.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.18%
Holdings 455 824
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.6bn $42.8bn

FLTR and JPST 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 JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or JPST?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and JPST +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or JPST?
FLTR 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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