FLTR vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLTR's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and YEAR's 0.9 on May 31, 2026; FLTR charges 0.14% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $3.6bn for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF and $1.6bn for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; FLTR is 2.3 times larger.

FLTR vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRYEAR
Expense ratio0.14%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.6bn$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+2.8%
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
+2.8%
YEAR total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.25%
YEAR expense ratio

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FLTR and YEAR 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 YEAR follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. FLTR holds 455 positions and YEAR holds 141.
  3. Cost. FLTR charges 0.14% of assets a year and YEAR 0.25%, a gap of 0.11 points.

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On the same fields

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
YEAR
AB 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% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.25%
Holdings 455 141
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.6bn $1.6bn

FLTR and YEAR 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 YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLTR or YEAR?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or YEAR?
FLTR 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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ETFIQ, FLTR against YEAR, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/fltr-vs-year

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