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GOVT vs IMTB

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

IMTB

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$280M

Key differences

Both GOVT and IMTB are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IMTB 0.06%. The main difference: GOVT is much larger than IMTB. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

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

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTIMTB
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$280M
Since20122016
Dividend yield3.56%4.48%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+6.3%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+5.2%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+0.7%
Sharpe 3Y-0.080.29
Volatility 1Y3.62%4.04%
Max drawdown-19.07%-18.15%

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