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NEAR vs GOVT

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.3B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.20% less per year.
  • GOVT is significantly larger than NEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • NEAR follows a active selection strategy; GOVT uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, NEAR has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

NEARGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$4.3B$41.0B
Since20132012
Dividend yield4.48%3.53%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.4%+4.2%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+2.4%
CAGR 5Y+3.8%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.18-0.18
Volatility 1Y1.37%3.70%
Max drawdown-9.61%-19.07%

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

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