FLTR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FLTR's duration was 0.0 years and VNLA's 0.8; FLTR charges 0.14% to VNLA's 0.23%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; VNLA is 1.1 times larger.

FLTR vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRVNLA
Expense ratio0.14%0.23%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.0bn$3.3bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+3.6%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VNLA total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.23%
VNLA expense ratio

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FLTR and VNLA 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 VNLA follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLTR returned +4.7% and VNLA +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.1 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLTR and VNLA hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLTR VNLA
Wells Fargo & Co, due Sep 15, 2029 0.65% 0.41%
UBS AG/Stamford CT, due Mar 16, 2029 0.41% 0.47%
Wells Fargo & Co, due May 20, 2029 0.41% 0.75%
Morgan Stanley Bank NA, due May 10, 2030 0.28% 0.24%
UBS Group AG, due Dec 23, 2029 0.58% 0.21%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.21% 0.75%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd, due Sep 11, 2028 0.20% 0.20%
Toyota Motor Credit Corp, due Sep 5, 2028 0.20% 0.62%
Hyundai Capital America, due Sep 18, 2028 0.08% 0.21%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, due Sep 15, 2028 0.08% 0.42%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc, due Jul 13, 2030 0.06% 0.38%
Only in FLTR
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, due Mar 14, 2030 1.26%
HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 13, 2031 1.08%
HSBC Holdings PLC, due Mar 10, 2032 1.06%
Westpac Banking Corp, due Jun 12, 2031 1.03%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, due Sep 12, 2031 0.84%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd, due Mar 13, 2030 0.83%
Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 9, 2029 0.83%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2029 0.82%
Only in VNLA
Global Payments, Inc., due Aug 3, 2026 1.59%
Antero Resources Corp., due Aug 3, 2026 1.48%
Morgan Stanley Bank NA, due Jan 14, 2028 1.31%
HCA, Inc., due Aug 3, 2026 1.04%
Ares Capital Corp., due Aug 24, 2026 0.93%
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., due Aug 4, 2026 0.91%
Ares Capital Corp., due Aug 11, 2026 0.90%
Enbridge, Inc., due Aug 27, 2026 0.88%

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On the same fields

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
VNLA
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +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 0.14% 0.23%
Holdings 455 336
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.6bn $3.3bn

FLTR and VNLA 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 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, FLTR or VNLA?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or VNLA?
FLTR is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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