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NEAR vs HISF

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF vs First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.6B

HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Annual cost

0.83%

Fund size

$96M

Key differences

Both NEAR and HISF are fixed income ETFs. NEAR charges 0.25% a year and HISF 0.83%. The main difference: NEAR costs 0.58% less per year.

  • NEAR costs 0.58% less per year.
  • NEAR is much larger than HISF. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

NEARHISF
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.83%
Fund size (AUM)$4.6B$96M
Since20132014
Dividend yield4.47%4.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+5.3%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+5.1%
CAGR 5Y+3.9%+1.6%
Sharpe 3Y1.180.34
Volatility 1Y1.37%3.32%
Max drawdown-9.61%-27.86%

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