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SCHO vs GOVT

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

SCHO

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$13.2B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

Key differences

Both SCHO and GOVT are fixed income ETFs. SCHO charges 0.03% a year and GOVT 0.05%. The main difference: GOVT is much larger than SCHO. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

  • GOVT is much larger than SCHO. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, SCHO has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SCHOGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$13.2B$41.9B
Since20102012
Dividend yield3.94%3.56%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+3.4%+3.7%
CAGR 3Y+4.2%+3.0%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.34-0.08
Volatility 1Y1.37%3.62%
Max drawdown-5.69%-19.07%

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