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IEI vs MEAR

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

IEI

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$18.6B

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

Key differences

  • IEI costs 0.11% less per year.
  • IEI is significantly larger than MEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IEI follows a index tracking strategy; MEAR uses active selection.
  • IEI has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

IEIMEAR
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.26%
Fund size (AUM)$18.6B$1.3B
Since20072015
Dividend yield3.58%2.87%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+3.3%
CAGR 3Y+3.1%+3.6%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%+2.4%
Sharpe 3Y-0.10-0.02
Volatility 1Y3.06%0.86%
Max drawdown-14.60%-2.68%

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

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