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CMBS vs ISTB

iShares CMBS ETF vs iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

CMBS

iShares CMBS ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$481M

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

Key differences

  • ISTB costs 0.19% less per year.
  • ISTB is significantly larger than CMBS — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

CMBSISTB
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$481M$4.7B
Since20122012
Dividend yield3.52%4.20%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.7%+4.4%
CAGR 3Y+4.9%+4.7%
CAGR 5Y+0.9%+1.8%
Sharpe 3Y0.300.47
Volatility 1Y3.64%1.77%
Max drawdown-15.87%-9.34%

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

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