TBUX vs USFR: Differences, Returns & Fees
On May 31, 2026 TBUX's duration was 0.7 years and USFR's 0.0; USFR charges 0.15% to TBUX's 0.17%. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF, and $17.0bn on May 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.
USFR costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; USFR is 14.9 times larger.
| TBUX | USFR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.17% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 | $1.1bn | $17.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.9% | +4.0% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.
TBUX and USFR are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. TBUX follows No index, actively managed and USFR follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
- Number of holdings. TBUX holds 622 positions and USFR holds 4.
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, TBUX and USFR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
TBUX and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About TBUX
TBUX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.
About USFR
USFR tracks an index of Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, TBUX or USFR?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TBUX returned +3.9% and USFR +4.0%.
- Which is cheaper, TBUX or USFR?
- USFR is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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