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GOVT vs SLQD

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

SLQD

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$2.3B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTSLQD
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$2.3B
Since20122013
Dividend yield3.53%4.25%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+2.8%+5.4%
CAGR 5Y-0.3%+2.6%
Sharpe 3Y-0.110.86
Volatility 1Y3.70%1.49%
Max drawdown-19.07%-12.69%

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

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