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BYLD vs GOVT

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

BYLD

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.13%

Fund size

$450M

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

Key differences

Both BYLD and GOVT are fixed income ETFs. BYLD charges 0.13% a year and GOVT 0.05%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.08% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.08% less per year.
  • GOVT is much larger than BYLD. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, BYLD has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

BYLDGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.13%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$450M$41.9B
Since20142012
Dividend yield5.34%3.56%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+6.8%+3.7%
CAGR 3Y+6.7%+3.0%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.65-0.08
Volatility 1Y3.86%3.62%
Max drawdown-14.75%-19.07%

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