# State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLRN): ETF Facts & Distributions

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- Issuer: SPDR · Asset class: Fixed Income
- Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2011-11-30

The State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLRN) aims to mirror, before fees and expenses, the price and income returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Note < 5 Years Index. This ETF provides investors with access to investment-grade debt securities that pay adjustable interest rates, typically with a fixed premium above a benchmark. For inclusion in the underlying index, these securities must have a remaining term of at least one month but less than five years, and command an outstanding principal amount of $300 million or more. The index's composition i...

## Key Facts

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $30.81 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| Assets Under Management | $3.15B |
| NAV | $30.79 |
| Holdings Count | 559 |
| Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.26% |
| Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.31 /share |
| Distribution Frequency | Monthly |
| 52-Week Range | $30.63 – $30.87 |
| Beta | 0.02 |

## Latest Distribution

- Amount: $0.1063 /share
- Ex-date: 2026-10-01
- Pay date: 2026-10-06

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does FLRN invest in?

The State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLRN) aims to mirror, before fees and expenses, the price and income returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Note < 5 Years Index. This ETF provides investors with access to investment-grade debt securities that pay adjustable interest rates, typically with a fixed premium above a benchmark. For inclusion in the underlying index, these securities must have a remaining term of at least one month but less than five years, and command an outstanding principal amount of $300 million or more. The index's composition is updated and rebalanced on the final business day of every month.

### What is the expense ratio of FLRN?

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLRN) charges an expense ratio of 0.15%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

### What is FLRN's dividend yield?

FLRN's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.26%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

### What is the duration of FLRN?

Effective duration measures FLRN's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. FLRN's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

### What is the credit quality of FLRN?

FLRN's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

### What is the yield to maturity of FLRN?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from FLRN if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. FLRN's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.

### Does FLRN pay a dividend?

Yes, State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLRN) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.26%. Full dividend history is on this page.

### How often does FLRN pay dividends?

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page.

### When is FLRN's next ex-dividend date?

The most recently announced ex-dividend date for FLRN was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page.

### How much will FLRN's expense ratio cost me over 30 years?

On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.15% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees.

### How does FLRN charge its expense ratio?

The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from FLRN's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price.

### Why does FLRN cost more than a fund like VOO?

FLRN is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.15%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM).

### Are there cheaper alternatives to FLRN?

The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as FLRN (0.15%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want.

## More on Dividend Data

- Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/flrn
- Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/flrn/dividend
- Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/flrn/diversification
- Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/flrn/expenses
- Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/flrn/peers

Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.