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MEAR vs BYLD

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF vs iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

BYLD

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.13%

Fund size

$387M

Key differences

  • BYLD costs 0.13% less per year.
  • MEAR is significantly larger than BYLD — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • MEAR follows a active selection strategy; BYLD uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, BYLD has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

MEARBYLD
Annual cost (TER)0.26%0.13%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$387M
Since20152014
Dividend yield2.87%5.35%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.3%+7.7%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+6.6%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+2.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.020.63
Volatility 1Y0.86%3.86%
Max drawdown-2.68%-14.75%

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