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GOVT vs STIP

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

STIP

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$15.8B

Key differences

Both GOVT and STIP are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and STIP 0.03%. The main difference: Over the last three years, STIP has delivered higher annualized returns.

  • Over the last three years, STIP has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTSTIP
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$15.8B
Since20122010
Dividend yield3.56%3.46%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+5.2%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+3.4%
Sharpe 3Y-0.080.77
Volatility 1Y3.62%1.46%
Max drawdown-19.07%-5.50%

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