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GBF vs IUSB

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF vs iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

GBF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$119M

IUSB

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$36.5B

Key differences

  • IUSB costs 0.14% less per year.
  • IUSB is significantly larger than GBF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • GBF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GBFIUSB
Annual cost (TER)0.20%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$119M$36.5B
Since20072014
Dividend yield3.76%4.24%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+6.0%
CAGR 3Y+3.7%+4.6%
CAGR 5Y-0.0%+0.6%
Sharpe 3Y0.040.21
Volatility 1Y3.79%3.66%
Max drawdown-19.67%-17.90%

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

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