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IGSB vs ISTB

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF vs iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

IGSB

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.04%

Fund size

$21.9B

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

Key differences

  • IGSB is significantly larger than ISTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • IGSB has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

IGSBISTB
Annual cost (TER)0.04%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$21.9B$4.7B
Since20072012
Dividend yield4.53%4.20%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.0%+4.4%
CAGR 3Y+5.5%+4.7%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+1.8%
Sharpe 3Y0.740.47
Volatility 1Y1.94%1.77%
Max drawdown-13.38%-9.34%

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

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