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IEI vs NEAR

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

IEI

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$18.6B

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.3B

Key differences

  • IEI costs 0.10% less per year.
  • IEI is significantly larger than NEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IEI follows a index tracking strategy; NEAR uses active selection.
  • Over the last 3 years, NEAR has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • IEI has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

IEINEAR
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$18.6B$4.3B
Since20072013
Dividend yield3.58%4.48%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+3.7%+4.4%
CAGR 3Y+3.1%+5.6%
CAGR 5Y+0.2%+3.8%
Sharpe 3Y-0.101.18
Volatility 1Y3.06%1.37%
Max drawdown-14.60%-9.61%

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

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