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NEAR vs IGBH

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF vs iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.6B

IGBH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.14%

Fund size

$189M

Key differences

Both NEAR and IGBH are fixed income ETFs. NEAR charges 0.25% a year and IGBH 0.14%. The main difference: NEAR follows a active selection strategy; IGBH uses index tracking.

  • NEAR follows a active selection strategy; IGBH uses index tracking.
  • IGBH costs 0.11% less per year.
  • NEAR is much larger than IGBH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, IGBH has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

NEARIGBH
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.14%
Fund size (AUM)$4.6B$189M
Since20132015
Dividend yield4.47%5.75%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+9.0%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+9.1%
CAGR 5Y+3.9%+5.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.181.07
Volatility 1Y1.37%4.04%
Max drawdown-9.61%-33.67%

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