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NEAR vs VCSH

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF vs Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.6B

VCSH

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$50.5B

Key differences

Both NEAR and VCSH are fixed income ETFs. NEAR charges 0.25% a year and VCSH 0.03%. The main difference: NEAR follows a active selection strategy; VCSH uses index tracking.

  • NEAR follows a active selection strategy; VCSH uses index tracking.
  • VCSH costs 0.22% less per year.
  • VCSH is much larger than NEAR. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

NEARVCSH
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$4.6B$50.5B
Since20132009
Dividend yield4.47%4.43%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+4.6%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+5.7%
CAGR 5Y+3.9%+2.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.180.82
Volatility 1Y1.37%1.88%
Max drawdown-9.61%-12.86%

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