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GOVT vs FLOT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

FLOT

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$9.3B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.10% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than FLOT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, FLOT has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTFLOT
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$9.3B
Since20122011
Dividend yield3.53%4.66%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+5.0%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%+5.8%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+4.2%
Sharpe 3Y-0.181.53
Volatility 1Y3.70%0.74%
Max drawdown-19.07%-13.54%

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

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