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BAB vs GOVT

Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

BAB

Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF

Invesco

Annual cost

0.28%

Fund size

$1.0B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.23% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than BAB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, BAB has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

BABGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.28%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$1.0B$41.0B
Since20092012
Dividend yield4.05%3.53%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.7%+4.2%
CAGR 3Y+4.0%+2.4%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.08-0.18
Volatility 1Y5.97%3.70%
Max drawdown-27.80%-19.07%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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