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HYGH vs GOVT

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

HYGH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.52%

Fund size

$529M

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

Key differences

Both HYGH and GOVT are fixed income ETFs. HYGH charges 0.52% a year and GOVT 0.05%. The main difference: GOVT costs 0.47% less per year.

  • GOVT costs 0.47% less per year.
  • GOVT is much larger than HYGH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, HYGH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

HYGHGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.52%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$529M$41.9B
Since20142012
Dividend yield6.65%3.56%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.8%+3.7%
CAGR 3Y+9.9%+3.0%
CAGR 5Y+7.0%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.11-0.08
Volatility 1Y3.66%3.62%
Max drawdown-23.88%-19.07%

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