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NEAR vs FTMA

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF vs Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Inc ETF

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.3B

FTMA

Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Inc ETF

Franklin Templeton Investments

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$273M

Key differences

  • NEAR costs 0.10% less per year.
  • NEAR is significantly larger than FTMA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • NEAR follows a active selection strategy; FTMA uses index tracking.
  • NEAR has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

NEARFTMA
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$4.3B$273M
Since20132018
Dividend yield4.48%3.15%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.4%N/A
CAGR 3Y+5.6%N/A
CAGR 5Y+3.8%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.18N/A
Volatility 1Y1.37%
Max drawdown-9.61%-2.27%

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

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