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GOVT vs SCHO

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

SCHO

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Schwab ETFs

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$12.5B

Key differences

  • GOVT is significantly larger than SCHO — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, SCHO has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTSCHO
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$12.5B
Since20122010
Dividend yield3.53%3.97%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+3.5%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%+3.9%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+1.8%
Sharpe 3Y-0.180.20
Volatility 1Y3.70%1.38%
Max drawdown-19.07%-5.69%

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

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