Skip to content
Beacon
Screener

GOVT vs TLT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

GOVTTLT
Annual cost (TER)0.05%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$41.0B$42.9B
Since20122002
Dividend yield3.53%4.57%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.2%+5.4%
CAGR 3Y+2.4%-2.3%
CAGR 5Y-0.4%-6.1%
Sharpe 3Y-0.18-0.35
Volatility 1Y3.70%9.95%
Max drawdown-19.07%-48.35%

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

Similar to GOVT and TLT