FLOTiShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade floating rate bonds.
By iShares · Launched 2011
Annual Cost
0.15%
#740 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$9.5B
#285 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.60%
Track Record
15 years
#898 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,437+4.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Floating Rate Note ? 5 Years Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 11.1% of fund✓ well diversified
BlackRock Funds III
2.3%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP
1.2%
EUROPEAN BK RECON & DEV
1.1%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
1.0%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP
1.0%
EUROPEAN BK RECON & DEV
1.0%
INTL FINANCE CORP
0.9%
EUROPEAN BK RECON & DEV
0.9%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP
0.9%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP
0.8%
Asset allocation
Bonds
94.1%
Cash
5.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
0.8%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-13.5%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.42Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.84Good downside protection
Bond profile
Duration
4.3 years
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
23.9%
AAA
24.0%
AA
23.4%
A
47.0%
BBB
5.6%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade floating rate bonds.
- Strategy
- Tracks the Bloomberg US Floating Rate Note ? 5 Years Index, which measures U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade floating rate notes with maturities of 1-5 years. The Fund invests primarily in securities that pay a variable coupon rate based on a reference rate like SOFR. It uses a representative sampling strategy to manage the Fund, aiming to keep portfolio turnover low and achieve lower costs compared to actively managed funds.
- Inception date
- June 14, 2011
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19