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GOVT vs SYSB

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Systematic Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

SYSB

iShares Systematic Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$1.0B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.20% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than SYSB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, SYSB has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTSYSB
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$1.0B
Since20122015
Dividend yield3.53%4.64%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+5.7%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%+6.5%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+1.5%
Sharpe 3Y-0.180.66
Volatility 1Y3.70%3.78%
Max drawdown-19.07%-18.47%

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

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