USFR vs TFLO

Data as of 2026-09-21 · comparing USFR and TFLO · window 2016-09-21 → 2026-09-21 (10.0 years) · returns assume dividends reinvested, net of fund fees · Market Data from Tiingo.com

Side by side

	USFR	TFLO
Total return	+28.8%	+27.6%
Annualised (CAGR)	+2.6%	+2.5%
Volatility (annualised)	+0.6%	+0.6%
Sharpe (rf = 0)	4.28	4.39
Deepest drawdown	-0.8%	-0.2%
Drawdown peak → trough	2017-11-17 → 2017-11-28	2018-02-20 → 2018-02-26

Same window, same method: USFR fell further at its worst (-0.8%) than TFLO (-0.2%). That difference — not the headline return — is usually what decides whether an investor stays in the fund through the bad part.

Every calendar year

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Calendar-year returns (net of fees, dividends reinvested)
Year	USFR	TFLO
2026	+2.9%	+2.8%
2025	+4.2%	+4.2%
2024	+5.5%	+5.3%
2023	+5.2%	+5.1%
2022	+2.0%	+2.0%
2021	-0.0%	-0.0%
2020	+0.6%	+0.4%
2019	+2.0%	+2.0%
2018	+2.0%	+1.8%
2017	+1.0%	+1.0%
2016	+0.5%	+0.1%

What this page does not say

It does not say which one to own. Two funds can look identical here and differ in what they hold, how they are taxed, or how they behave in the next drawdown.

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