{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a bank loan ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 15 bank loan ETFs, with a median fee of 0.61%, higher than the 0.18% for corporate bond funds. Plain words, dated numbers.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf#article","headline":"What is a bank loan ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 15 bank loan ETFs, with a median fee of 0.61%, higher than the 0.18% for corporate bond funds.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a bank loan ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why do loan funds have floating rates?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The loans reset with short-term rates, so the interest changes with them."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are loan funds safe from rate rises?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They are less sensitive to rates. They carry credit risk instead."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where do I see the credit mix?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On each bond fund page, from its filing."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a bank loan ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a bank loan ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 15 bank loan ETFs, with a median fee of 0.61%, higher than the 0.18% for corporate bond funds. Plain words, dated numbers.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1860,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a bank loan ETF? \n \n What is a bank loan ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 15 bank loan ETFs, with a median fee of 0.61%, higher than the 0.18% for corporate bond funds.\n \n In plain words\n A bank loan ETF owns loans banks have made to companies with weaker credit. They pay a floating rate that resets with short-term rates, so the fund\u2019s price moves little when rates change.\n ETFIQ counts 15 funds at a median fee of 0.61%, well above the 0.18% of corporate bond funds, because loans are costly to trade. The main risk is a firm that cannot pay. Loans also settle slowly, so a price can drift from value in a fast market; ETFIQ shows premium and credit mix.\n Questions\n Why do loan funds have floating rates? The loans reset with short-term rates, so the interest changes with them.\n Are loan funds safe from rate rises? They are less sensitive to rates. They carry credit risk instead.\n Where do I see the credit mix? On each bond fund page, from its filing.\n Where to next\n Bonds Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is an ETF premium or discount? What is a high-yield bond ETF? What is bond ETF duration? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a bank loan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a bank loan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a bank loan ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf Markdown [What is a bank loan ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a bank loan ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bank-loan-etf"}