iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT)

BATS: FLOT · Real-Time Price · USD
50.97
0.00 (0.00%)
Jul 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$9.56B
Expense Ratio0.15%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out197.50M
Dividend (ttm)$2.28
Dividend Yield4.47%
Ex-Dividend DateJul 1, 2026
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume2,869,209
Open50.98
Previous Close50.97
Day's Range50.95 - 50.98
52-Week Low50.67
52-Week High51.09
Beta0.02
Holdings551
Inception DateJun 14, 2011

About FLOT

Fund Home Page

The iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of USD-denominated, investment-grade floating rate notes with maturities of 0-5 years. FLOT was launched on Jun 14, 2011 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Ultrashort Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol FLOT
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked Bloomberg US Floating Rate Notes (<5 Y)

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jul 1, 2026$0.17259Jul 7, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.17745Jun 4, 2026
May 1, 2026$0.17723May 6, 2026
Apr 1, 2026$0.17933Apr 7, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.16376Mar 5, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.17418Feb 5, 2026
Full Dividend History

Performance

FLOT had a total return of 4.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.30%.

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