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GBF vs SLQD

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF vs iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

GBF

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$119M

SLQD

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$2.3B

Key differences

  • SLQD costs 0.14% less per year.
  • SLQD is significantly larger than GBF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, SLQD has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • GBF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GBFSLQD
Annual cost (TER)0.20%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$119M$2.3B
Since20072013
Dividend yield3.76%4.25%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+3.7%+5.4%
CAGR 5Y-0.0%+2.6%
Sharpe 3Y0.040.86
Volatility 1Y3.79%1.49%
Max drawdown-19.67%-12.69%

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

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