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FTCB vs SPTB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF vs State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF

FTCB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$2.4B

SPTB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$187M

Key differences

  • SPTB costs 0.53% less per year.
  • FTCB is significantly larger than SPTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • FTCB follows a active selection strategy; SPTB uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

FTCBSPTB
Annual cost (TER)0.56%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$2.4B$187M
Since20232024
Dividend yield4.85%4.21%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+6.7%+4.3%
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y4.11%3.68%
Max drawdown-4.99%-4.96%

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

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