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MEAR vs ULST

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF vs State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

ULST

State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$600M

Key differences

  • ULST costs 0.06% less per year.
  • MEAR follows a active selection strategy; ULST uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, ULST has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

MEARULST
Annual cost (TER)0.26%0.20%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$600M
Since20152013
Dividend yield2.87%4.33%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.3%+4.1%
CAGR 3Y+3.6%+5.0%
CAGR 5Y+2.4%+3.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.021.28
Volatility 1Y0.86%0.66%
Max drawdown-2.68%-6.20%

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

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