FLTR vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 FLTR's duration was 0.0 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to FLTR's 0.14%. Net assets: $3.6bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; FLTR is 1.5 times larger.

FLTR vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRXHLF
Expense ratio0.14%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.0bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+3.5%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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FLTR and XHLF 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 XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. FLTR charges 0.14% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.11 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLTR and XHLF 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

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLTR XHLF
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 XHLF
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due May 13, 2027 9.19%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Apr 15, 2027 9.07%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jun 10, 2027 9.06%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Mar 18, 2027 9.05%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Jan 21, 2027 9.00%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Feb 18, 2027 8.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Dec 24, 2026 6.20%
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL ZCP 0.00000000, due Sep 3, 2026 5.50%

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On the same fields

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +3.5%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.03%
Holdings 455 not counted
Net assets, FLTR as of Oct 19, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.6bn $1.9bn

FLTR and XHLF 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 XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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