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FLTR vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLTR's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to FLTR's 0.14%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

FLTR vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRVGUS
Expense ratio0.14%0.07%
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026$3.6bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+3.6%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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FLTR and VGUS 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 VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. Number of holdings. FLTR holds 455 positions and VGUS holds 90.
  3. Size. FLTR has $3.6bn in net assets and VGUS $1.2bn (net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026); FLTR is 3.0 times larger.

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
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.07%
Holdings 455 90
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.6bn $1.2bn

FLTR and VGUS 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 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, FLTR or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or VGUS?
VGUS is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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