Which returned more over the last year, TFLO or VUSB?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TFLO returned +4.0% and VUSB +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, TFLO or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TFLO vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

TFLO's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; VUSB charges 0.10% to TFLO's 0.15%. Net assets: $7.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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VUSB costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; VUSB is 1.4 times larger.

TFLO vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	TFLO	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$6.9bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+3.4%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+4.0%

TFLO total return, 1 year

+3.4%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

TFLO expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

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TFLO and VUSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. TFLO follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index and VUSB follows No index, actively managed.
Number of holdings. TFLO holds 8 positions and VUSB holds 1344.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 TFLO returned +4.0% and VUSB +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 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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On the same fields

TFLO

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +4.0% (USFR) −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs USFR +5.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%

Holdings 8 1344

Net assets, TFLO as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.2bn $9.9bn

TFLO and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About TFLO

TFLO tracks an index. 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 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TFLO or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TFLO returned +4.0% and VUSB +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, TFLO or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

TFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for TFLO ↗VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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