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GOVT vs TIP

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

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

TIP

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.18%

Fund size

$15.1B

Key differences

Both GOVT and TIP are fixed income ETFs. GOVT charges 0.05% a year and TIP 0.18%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.13% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.13% less per year.
  • TIP has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTTIP
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.18%
Fund size (AUM)$41.9B$15.1B
Since20122003
Dividend yield3.56%2.81%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+4.9%
CAGR 3Y+3.0%+3.9%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%+1.0%
Sharpe 3Y-0.080.09
Volatility 1Y3.62%3.39%
Max drawdown-19.07%-14.51%

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