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MEAR vs BOND

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF vs PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

BOND

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual cost

0.54%

Fund size

$7.9B

Key differences

  • MEAR costs 0.28% less per year.
  • BOND is significantly larger than MEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, BOND has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

MEARBOND
Annual cost (TER)0.26%0.54%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$7.9B
Since20152012
Dividend yield2.87%5.17%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+3.3%+7.2%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+5.2%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+0.6%
Sharpe 3Y0.050.32
Volatility 1Y0.86%3.99%
Max drawdown-2.68%-19.71%

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