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GOVT vs SHV

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

SHV

iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$20.6B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.10% less per year.
  • Over the last 3 years, SHV has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • SHV has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTSHV
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$20.6B
Since20122007
Dividend yield3.53%3.92%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+4.0%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%+4.7%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+3.3%
Sharpe 3Y-0.184.33
Volatility 1Y3.70%0.21%
Max drawdown-19.07%-0.45%

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

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