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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
50.85 USD -0.02 (-0.039%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.87 +0.02 (0.037%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:20 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

FLOT, the iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF, shows a relatively stable price range with a current dividend yield of 4.72%, indicating a strong income component. The recent price history shows minor fluctuations, with the price hovering around the 50.7-50.9 range, suggesting limited short-term momentum. However, the dividend payments have been consistent and increasing over the past few years, which is a positive sign for long-term investors. The recent news highlights both the appeal and risks associated with floating rate bonds, especially in a changing interest rate environment. While the forecasting model suggests a slight upward trend, the low momentum and mixed sentiment in the news may indicate caution for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payouts and the ETF's focus on floating rate bonds make it an attractive option for those seeking stable income. Overall, FLOT appears to be a solid long-term investment with a strong dividend track record, but short-term traders should be cautious due to limited momentum and potential market volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.001325
AutoETS0.002149
AutoARIMA0.002158
MSTL0.002198

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 70%
H-stat 1.36
Ljung-Box p 0.003
Jarque-Bera p 0.335
Excess Kurtosis 0.22

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.77% 5.79% 4.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.179 0.352918
2026-03-02 0.164 0.323654
2026-02-02 0.174 0.344159
2025-12-19 0.203 0.403924
2025-12-01 0.193 0.384804
2025-11-03 0.205 0.410603
2025-10-01 0.208 0.417715
2025-09-02 0.214 0.431946
2025-08-01 0.210 0.425573
2025-07-01 0.205 0.417485
2025-06-02 0.211 0.431692
2025-05-01 0.208 0.428082
2025-04-01 0.210 0.432435
2025-03-03 0.191 0.394702
2025-02-03 0.202 0.419082
2024-12-18 0.227 0.474403
2024-12-02 0.222 0.464838
2024-11-01 0.243 0.511131
2024-10-01 0.240 0.507635
2024-09-03 0.260 0.552537
2024-08-01 0.254 0.542121
2024-07-01 0.249 0.533999
2024-06-03 0.259 0.557945
2024-05-01 0.249 0.539133
2024-04-01 0.256 0.557661
2024-03-01 0.241 0.527631
2024-02-01 0.259 0.570851
2023-12-14 0.253 0.562696
2023-12-01 0.252 0.561945
2023-11-01 0.253 0.566984
2023-10-02 0.247 0.555974
2023-09-01 0.254 0.574973
2023-08-01 0.249 0.566707
2023-07-03 0.234 0.535294
2023-06-01 0.243 0.559449
2023-05-01 0.230 0.533759
2023-04-03 0.224 0.523038
2023-03-01 0.204 0.475533
2023-02-01 0.223 0.522953
2022-12-15 0.171 0.406080
2022-12-01 0.218 0.518527
2022-11-01 0.171 0.408501
2022-10-03 0.127 0.304669
2022-09-01 0.108 0.258969
2022-08-01 0.068 0.163927
2022-07-01 0.049 0.118711
2022-06-01 0.042 0.101123
2022-05-02 0.025 0.059909
2022-04-01 0.022 0.052756
2022-03-01 0.018 0.043081
2022-02-01 0.017 0.040678
2021-12-16 0.017 0.040756
2021-12-01 0.015 0.035923
2021-11-01 0.016 0.038292
2021-10-01 0.015 0.035889
2021-09-01 0.015 0.035906
2021-08-02 0.017 0.040706
2021-07-01 0.017 0.040695
2021-06-01 0.019 0.045498
2021-05-03 0.020 0.047958
2021-04-01 0.022 0.052785
2021-03-01 0.021 0.050338
2021-02-01 0.022 0.052747
2020-12-17 0.025 0.060095
2020-12-01 0.022 0.052879
2020-11-02 0.020 0.048168
2020-10-01 0.022 0.052964
2020-09-01 0.027 0.065043
2020-08-03 0.037 0.089321
2020-07-01 0.044 0.106423
2020-06-01 0.077 0.187479
2020-05-01 0.093 0.228510
2020-04-01 0.087 0.219175
2020-03-02 0.086 0.207874
2020-02-03 0.094 0.227104
2019-12-19 0.096 0.232820
2019-12-02 0.097 0.235597
2019-11-01 0.106 0.258099
2019-10-01 0.114 0.278266
2019-09-03 0.126 0.308550
2019-08-01 0.123 0.301891
2019-07-01 0.121 0.297818
2019-06-03 0.129 0.318202
2019-05-01 0.124 0.306464
2019-04-01 0.132 0.327418
2019-03-01 0.124 0.308739
2019-02-01 0.126 0.314734
2018-12-18 0.124 0.312730
2018-12-03 0.116 0.292287
2018-11-01 0.114 0.285924
2018-10-01 0.110 0.276076
2018-09-04 0.113 0.284106
2018-08-01 0.113 0.284848
2018-07-02 0.106 0.268217
2018-06-01 0.097 0.245569
2018-05-01 0.089 0.225701
2018-04-02 0.082 0.208517
2018-03-01 0.075 0.190799
2018-02-01 0.073 0.185985
2017-12-21 0.065 0.166232
2017-12-01 0.069 0.176478
2017-11-01 0.070 0.179314
2017-10-02 0.067 0.171899
2017-09-01 0.067 0.172295
2017-08-01 0.065 0.167240
2017-07-03 0.061 0.157273
2017-06-01 0.061 0.157400
2017-05-01 0.057 0.147284
2017-04-03 0.055 0.142472
2017-03-01 0.050 0.129507
2017-02-01 0.052 0.135006
2016-12-22 0.073 0.189871
2016-12-01 0.049 0.127506
2016-11-01 0.049 0.127805
2016-10-03 0.045 0.117485
2016-09-01 0.043 0.112430
2016-08-01 0.039 0.102239
2016-07-01 0.040 0.104921
2016-06-01 0.037 0.097263
2016-05-02 0.034 0.089567
2016-04-01 0.031 0.081881
2016-03-01 0.028 0.074224
2016-02-01 0.026 0.068728
2015-12-24 0.027 0.071337
2015-12-01 0.024 0.063445
2015-11-02 0.025 0.066159
2015-10-01 0.023 0.060897
2015-09-01 0.022 0.058057
2015-08-03 0.021 0.055431
2015-07-01 0.023 0.060675
2015-06-01 0.020 0.052743
2015-05-01 0.021 0.055402
2015-04-01 0.021 0.055447
2015-03-02 0.018 0.047593
2015-02-02 0.020 0.052963
2014-12-24 0.020 0.052952
2014-12-01 0.019 0.050215
2014-11-03 0.019 0.050194
2014-10-01 0.018 0.047486
2014-09-02 0.018 0.047540
2014-08-01 0.019 0.050170
2014-07-01 0.019 0.050228
2014-06-02 0.019 0.050286
2014-05-01 0.019 0.050295
2014-04-01 0.018 0.047732
2014-03-03 0.017 0.045087
2014-02-03 0.018 0.047755
2013-12-26 0.019 0.050406
2013-12-02 0.018 0.047847
2013-11-01 0.017 0.045142
2013-10-01 0.017 0.045158
2013-09-03 0.018 0.047868
2013-08-01 0.017 0.045224
2013-07-01 0.019 0.050622
2013-06-03 0.021 0.055861
2013-05-01 0.016 0.042587
2013-04-01 0.021 0.055968
2013-03-01 0.027 0.071960
2013-02-01 0.031 0.082665
2012-12-26 0.039 0.104103
2012-12-03 0.035 0.094224
2012-10-01 0.041 0.110146
2012-09-04 0.043 0.115866
2012-08-01 0.048 0.129708
2012-07-02 0.033 0.089599
2012-06-01 0.049 0.133744
2012-05-01 0.039 0.106128
2012-04-02 0.049 0.133258
2012-03-01 0.044 0.119681
2012-02-01 0.045 0.123596
2011-12-27 0.055 0.153237
2011-12-01 0.022 0.061339
2011-11-01 0.034 0.094453
2011-10-03 0.024 0.066909
2011-09-01 0.015 0.041350
2011-08-01 0.035 0.095663
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.72

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.34
All Time Low 42.84
Ask 50.86
Ask Size 1,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,447,550
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,811,698
Average Volume 1,811,698
Average Volume10Days 1,447,550
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 50.85
Bid Size 5,100
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 50.8999
Day Low 50.85
Dividend Yield 4.72
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.895
Fifty Day Average Change -0.045001984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00088421226
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.33544302
Fifty Two Week High 51.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.24000168
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0046976255
Fifty Two Week Low 50.66
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.18999863
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0037504663
Fifty Two Week Range 50.66 - 51.09
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,308,317,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.040525097
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,308,009,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
Long Name iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_134386230
Nav Price 50.90417
Net Assets 9,275,802,600.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.15
Open 50.87
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.018802643
Post Market Change Percent 0.036976684
Post Market Price 50.8688
Post Market Time 1,776,464,419
Previous Close 50.87
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0393168
Regular Market Day High 50.8999
Regular Market Day Low 50.85
Regular Market Day Range 50.85 - 50.8999
Regular Market Open 50.87
Regular Market Previous Close 50.87
Regular Market Price 50.85
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,842,482
Short Name iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol FLOT
Three Year Average Return 0.0576469
Total Assets 9,275,802,624
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.94344
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.94344
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.9393
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.08930206
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0017531074
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,842,482
Yield 0.047199998
Ytd Return 0.94344