ETF comparison
FLOTvsVUSB
Both US Aggregate Bond.
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
69 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FLOT and VUSB would leave roughly7.5%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
VUSB is 5 bps cheaper than FLOT. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/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 VUSB.
Top shared holdings
69 shared in total| # | Holding | In FLOT | In VUSB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE | 0.29% | 0.34% | 0.29% |
| 2 | UBS GROUP AG | 0.25% | 0.31% | 0.25% |
| 3 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 4 | HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK | 0.20% | 0.28% | 0.20% |
| 5 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.19% | 0.22% | 0.19% |
| 6 | SUMITOMO MITSUI TR BK LT | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY BANK NA | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| 8 | TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.18% |
| 9 | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 0.25% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 10 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.18% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY | 0.23% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 12 | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 0.21% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
Only in FLOT
461 total- BlackRock Funds III1.75%
- 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%
Only in VUSB
1,212 total- United States Treasury Bill4.19%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.67%
- PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The0.58%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.52%
- Regions Bank/Birmingham AL0.51%
- US Bancorp0.50%
- Charles Schwab Corp/The0.49%
- Truist Bank0.44%
- Westlake Flooring Master Trust0.44%
- DLLAD 2024-1 LLC0.43%
Open FLOT or VUSB 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.