FLOT

FLOT Dividend Yield

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF · Ultrashort Bond · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$50.85

As of Nov 5, 2026, FLOT (iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF) yields 4.27%, paying $1.80 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $50.85 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $11.7B. Over the last 5 years it returned 4.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Current yield

4.27%

Paid a Year

$1.80

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$11.7B

5-Yr Return

4.5%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about FLOT

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, FLOT yields 4.27% and pays about $1.80 a share a year, monthly.
FLOT paid $1.7980 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
FLOT's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
FLOT is an ETF from iShares with $11.7B in assets, started Jun 14, 2011.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, FLOT returned 4.5% a year with distributions reinvested (0.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, FLOT returned 3.1% a year with distributions reinvested (0.0% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
FLOT: Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "FLOT Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FLOT

What $10,000 in FLOT became

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From Jun 2011 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$14,227

Payouts taken as cash

$13,582

$3,411 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$74,757

The gap between the lines is what FLOT's payouts added.

FLOT total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+4.2%	−0.1%	+12.0%
3 years	+5.3%	+0.1%	+23.3%
5 years	+4.5%	+0.1%	+12.0%
10 years	+3.1%	+0.0%	+15.3%
Since Jun 2011	+2.3%	+0.1%	+14.0%

FLOT distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.1810	−15.4%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.1770	−15.7%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1730	−15.6%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.1770	−16.1%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1770	−14.9%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.1790	−14.8%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1640	−14.1%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.1740	−13.9%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$0.2030	−10.6%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1930	−13.1%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2050	−15.6%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.2080	−13.3%

What FLOT holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

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FLOT questions

What is FLOT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, FLOT yields 4.27% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $1.7980 a share in 10 payments, against a $50.85 share price.

How often does FLOT pay dividends?

FLOT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of FLOT pay?

At about $1.7980 a share a year, 100 shares of FLOT pay about $179.80 a year, $14.98 each month, before tax.

What is FLOT's expense ratio?

FLOT's expense ratio is 0.15% a year: $15.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is FLOT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, FLOT returned 4.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 0.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

How is FLOT's income taxed?

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement. This is general information, not tax advice.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Ultra-short bond ETF
Started: Jun 14, 2011
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $11.7B
Current yield: 4.27%
Paid in the last year: $1.7980 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.1810 · ex Sep 1, 2026

What it holds and how it's taxed

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

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At $1.80 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$14.98

Annual$179.80

Monthly avg$14.98

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FLOT total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting FLOT dividend calculator100 shares pay $179.80 a year, $14.98 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.