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MEAR vs CMBS

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF vs iShares CMBS ETF

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

CMBS

iShares CMBS ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$481M

Key differences

  • MEAR follows a active selection strategy; CMBS uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, CMBS has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

MEARCMBS
Annual cost (TER)0.26%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$481M
Since20152012
Dividend yield2.87%3.52%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.3%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+4.9%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+0.9%
Sharpe 3Y-0.020.30
Volatility 1Y0.86%3.64%
Max drawdown-2.68%-15.87%

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

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