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FLOTiShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

Get income15y track recordRanked #68 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,437+4.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Floating Rate Note ? 5 Years Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 11.1% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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