Which returned more over the last year, LQD or USFR?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or USFR?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs USFR: how they differ

LQD and USFR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and USFR returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and USFR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in LQD	Only in USFR
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.15%
Holdings	3149	4

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or USFR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and USFR returned +4.1%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or USFR?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LQD against USFR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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