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GOVT vs QIG

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

QIG

WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund

Annual cost

0.18%

Fund size

$18M

Key differences

Both GOVT and QIG are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and QIG 0.18%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.13% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.13% less per year.
  • GOVT is much larger than QIG. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, QIG has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTQIG
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.18%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$18M
Since20122016
Dividend yield3.56%4.86%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+5.6%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+5.7%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+0.6%
Sharpe 3Y-0.080.37
Volatility 1Y3.62%4.15%
Max drawdown-19.07%-22.92%

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