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ISTB vs LQDH

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF vs iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

LQDH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.24%

Fund size

$515M

Key differences

Both ISTB and LQDH are fixed income ETFs. ISTB charges 0.06% a year and LQDH 0.24%. The main difference: ISTB costs 0.18% less per year.

  • ISTB costs 0.18% less per year.
  • ISTB is much larger than LQDH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, LQDH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

ISTBLQDH
Annual cost (TER)0.06%0.24%
Fund size (AUM)$4.7B$515M
Since20122014
Dividend yield4.23%5.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+7.4%
CAGR 3Y+5.0%+8.3%
CAGR 5Y+1.9%+5.3%
Sharpe 3Y0.581.31
Volatility 1Y1.77%2.71%
Max drawdown-9.34%-24.63%

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