TFLO vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 TFLO's duration was 0.0 years and XHLF's 0.5; XHLF charges 0.03% to TFLO's 0.15%. Net assets: $7.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; TFLO is 3.4 times larger.

TFLO vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
TFLOXHLF
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$6.7bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+3.5%
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate IndexBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.0%
TFLO total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.15%
TFLO expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. TFLO follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 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. TFLO charges 0.15% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.12 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TFLO 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 TFLO XHLF
Only in TFLO
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 14.37%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 13.54%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 13.45%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 13.37%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 12.93%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 12.84%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2026 12.83%
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2028 6.26%
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

TFLO
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond 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 +4.0% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +4.0% (USFR) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs USFR not measured
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 8 not counted
Net assets, TFLO as of Oct 20, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $7.2bn $1.9bn

TFLO and XHLF 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 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, TFLO or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TFLO returned +4.0% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, TFLO or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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