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FLTR vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FLTR's duration was 0.0 years and VRIG's 0.3; FLTR charges 0.14% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; FLTR is 1.9 times larger.

FLTR vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRVRIG
Expense ratio0.14%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.6bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+4.3%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common15%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+4.3%
VRIG total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.30%
VRIG expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-EEB6D221B1

FLTR and VRIG 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 VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 15% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. FLTR charges 0.14% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.16 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 VRIG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLTR VRIG
HSBC Holdings PLC, due Mar 10, 2032 1.06% 0.41%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2030 0.43% 0.41%
Morgan Stanley, due Jan 9, 2030 0.61% 0.41%
Goldman Sachs Bank USA/New York NY, due Jun 3, 2029 0.34% 0.35%
BNP Paribas SA, due May 9, 2029 0.33% 0.34%
Santander Holdings USA Inc, due Mar 20, 2029 0.33% 0.41%
Banco Santander SA, due Apr 15, 2029 0.33% 0.34%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The, due Feb 14, 2029 0.33% 0.31%
Morgan Stanley Bank NA, due May 10, 2030 0.28% 0.35%
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, due Jan 22, 2030 0.29% 0.28%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 22, 2028 0.27% 0.39%
HSBC Holdings PLC, due Nov 19, 2030 0.43% 0.27%
Only in FLTR
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, due Mar 14, 2030 1.26%
HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 13, 2031 1.08%
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%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINL GRP, due Jul 8, 2031 0.76%
Only in VRIG
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 7.44%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 3.77%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.29%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 2.18%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.92%
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2022-R06, Class 1M2, due May 25, 2042 0.86%
Freddie Mac, Series 2022-DNA2, Class M2, due Feb 25, 2042 0.76%
Freddie Mac REMICs, due Feb 25, 2056 0.72%

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On the same fields

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
VRIG
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck Invesco
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +4.3%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.30%
Holdings 455 363
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and VRIG as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.6bn $1.9bn

FLTR and VRIG 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 VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or VRIG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or VRIG?
FLTR is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 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 ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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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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