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GOVT vs HYGH

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

HYGH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.52%

Fund size

$529M

Key differences

Both GOVT and HYGH are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and HYGH 0.52%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.47% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.47% less per year.
  • GOVT is much larger than HYGH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, HYGH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTHYGH
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.52%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$529M
Since20122014
Dividend yield3.56%6.65%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+7.8%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+9.9%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+7.0%
Sharpe 3Y-0.081.11
Volatility 1Y3.62%3.66%
Max drawdown-19.07%-23.88%

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