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GBF vs IGIB

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF vs iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

GBF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$119M

IGIB

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.04%

Fund size

$17.9B

Key differences

  • IGIB costs 0.16% less per year.
  • IGIB is significantly larger than GBF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, IGIB has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GBFIGIB
Annual cost (TER)0.20%0.04%
Fund size (AUM)$119M$17.9B
Since20072007
Dividend yield3.76%4.73%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+7.2%
CAGR 3Y+3.7%+6.4%
CAGR 5Y-0.0%+1.6%
Sharpe 3Y0.040.50
Volatility 1Y3.79%4.20%
Max drawdown-19.67%-20.63%

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

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