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MEAR vs IMTB

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF vs iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

IMTB

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$280M

Key differences

  • IMTB costs 0.20% less per year.
  • MEAR is significantly larger than IMTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • MEAR follows a active selection strategy; IMTB uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

MEARIMTB
Annual cost (TER)0.26%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$280M
Since20152016
Dividend yield2.87%4.46%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.3%+6.6%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+4.5%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+0.5%
Sharpe 3Y-0.020.17
Volatility 1Y0.86%4.06%
Max drawdown-2.68%-18.15%

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

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