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GOVT vs IGEB

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.18%

Fund size

$1.4B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.13% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than IGEB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, IGEB has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • GOVT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTIGEB
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.18%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$1.4B
Since20122017
Dividend yield3.53%5.03%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+6.9%
CAGR 3Y+2.8%+6.1%
CAGR 5Y-0.3%+1.3%
Sharpe 3Y-0.110.45
Volatility 1Y3.70%4.23%
Max drawdown-19.07%-21.13%

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

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