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GBF vs IGSB

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF vs iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

GBF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$119M

IGSB

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.04%

Fund size

$21.9B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

GBFIGSB
Annual cost (TER)0.20%0.04%
Fund size (AUM)$119M$21.9B
Since20072007
Dividend yield3.76%4.53%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+5.0%
CAGR 3Y+3.7%+5.6%
CAGR 5Y-0.0%+2.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.040.81
Volatility 1Y3.79%1.94%
Max drawdown-19.67%-13.38%

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

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