ETF comparison
FLOTvsICSH
Both US Aggregate Bond.
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF · iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
Holdings overlap
30 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FLOT and ICSH would leave roughly5.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
ICSH is 7 bps cheaper than FLOT. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for FLOT.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FLOT vs ICSH.
Top shared holdings
30 shared in total| # | Holding | In FLOT | In ICSH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Funds III | 1.75% | 2.03% | 1.75% |
| 2 | SUMITOMO MITSUI TR BK LT | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| 3 | ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING | 0.22% | 0.66% | 0.22% |
| 4 | AMAZON.COM INC | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| 5 | MASSMUTUAL GLOBAL FUNDIN | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 6 | UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 7 | COMMONWEALTH BANK AUST | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 8 | BMW US CAPITAL LLC | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 9 | HYUNDAI CAPITAL AMERICA | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 10 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.27% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 11 | PROTECTIVE LIFE GLOBAL | 0.17% | 0.41% | 0.17% |
| 12 | CATERPILLAR FINL SERVICE | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
Only in FLOT
500 total- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP1.14%
- EUROPEAN BK RECON & DEV1.10%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.99%
- EUROPEAN BK RECON & DEV0.93%
- INTL FINANCE CORP0.90%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.86%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.85%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.80%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP0.80%
- INTER-AMERICAN DEVEL BK0.76%
Only in ICSH
328 total- Marubeni Finance America LLC1.03%
- Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY0.82%
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL GLBL0.79%
- CDP Financial Inc0.75%
- PACIFIC LIFE GF II0.75%
- SALESFORCE INC0.73%
- NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FDG0.73%
- MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.73%
- HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC0.73%
- RWE AG0.73%
Open FLOT or ICSH at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.