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HYGH vs ISTB

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF vs iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

HYGH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.52%

Fund size

$529M

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

Key differences

Both HYGH and ISTB are fixed income ETFs. HYGH charges 0.52% a year and ISTB 0.06%. The main difference: ISTB costs 0.46% less per year.

  • ISTB costs 0.46% less per year.
  • ISTB 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

HYGHISTB
Annual cost (TER)0.52%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$529M$4.7B
Since20142012
Dividend yield6.65%4.23%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.8%+4.1%
CAGR 3Y+9.9%+5.0%
CAGR 5Y+7.0%+1.9%
Sharpe 3Y1.110.58
Volatility 1Y3.66%1.77%
Max drawdown-23.88%-9.34%

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