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GOVT vs IEF

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

IEF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$48.5B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.10% less per year.
  • IEF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTIEF
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$48.5B
Since20122002
Dividend yield3.53%3.85%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%+1.9%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%-1.1%
Sharpe 3Y-0.18-0.21
Volatility 1Y3.70%4.83%
Max drawdown-19.07%-23.92%

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

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