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FLOT vs BYLD

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF vs iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

FLOT

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$9.5B

BYLD

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.13%

Fund size

$450M

Key differences

Both FLOT and BYLD are fixed income ETFs. FLOT charges 0.15% a year and BYLD 0.13%. The main difference: FLOT is much larger than BYLD. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

  • FLOT is much larger than BYLD. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

FLOTBYLD
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.13%
Fund size (AUM)$9.5B$450M
Since20112014
Dividend yield4.60%5.34%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.9%+6.6%
CAGR 3Y+5.7%+6.4%
CAGR 5Y+4.2%+2.3%
Sharpe 3Y1.450.57
Volatility 1Y0.75%3.83%
Max drawdown-13.54%-14.75%

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