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IG vs FTCB

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF vs First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

IG

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.19%

Fund size

$179M

FTCB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$2.4B

Key differences

  • IG costs 0.37% less per year.
  • FTCB is significantly larger than IG — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IG has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

IGFTCB
Annual cost (TER)0.19%0.56%
Fund size (AUM)$179M$2.4B
Since20182023
Dividend yield5.06%4.85%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.2%+6.7%
CAGR 3Y+5.5%N/A
CAGR 5Y+0.4%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.32N/A
Volatility 1Y4.81%4.11%
Max drawdown-23.17%-4.99%

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

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