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GOVT vs LQDH

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

LQDH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.24%

Fund size

$515M

Key differences

Both GOVT and LQDH are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and LQDH 0.24%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.19% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.19% less per year.
  • GOVT is much larger than LQDH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, LQDH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTLQDH
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.24%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$515M
Since20122014
Dividend yield3.56%5.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+7.4%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+8.3%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+5.3%
Sharpe 3Y-0.081.31
Volatility 1Y3.62%2.71%
Max drawdown-19.07%-24.63%

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