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ISHG vs ISTB

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

ISHG

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$907M

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

Key differences

Both ISHG and ISTB are fixed income ETFs. ISHG charges 0.35% a year and ISTB 0.06%. The main difference: ISHG covers global markets excluding the US; ISTB covers North America.

  • ISHG covers global markets excluding the US; ISTB covers North America.
  • ISTB costs 0.29% less per year.
  • ISTB is much larger than ISHG. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

ISHGISTB
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$907M$4.7B
Since20092012
Dividend yield1.44%4.23%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionglobal ex usnorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+1.6%+4.1%
CAGR 3Y+4.4%+5.0%
CAGR 5Y-1.2%+1.9%
Sharpe 3Y0.150.58
Volatility 1Y6.51%1.77%
Max drawdown-25.56%-9.34%

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