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FLOT vs GOVT

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

FLOT

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$9.3B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.10% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than FLOT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, FLOT has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

FLOTGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$9.3B$41.0B
Since20112012
Dividend yield4.66%3.53%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+4.2%
CAGR 3Y+5.8%+2.4%
CAGR 5Y+4.2%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.53-0.18
Volatility 1Y0.74%3.70%
Max drawdown-13.54%-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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