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SCIO vs ISTB

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF vs iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

SCIO

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$357M

ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$4.7B

Key differences

  • ISTB costs 0.64% less per year.
  • ISTB is significantly larger than SCIO — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SCIO is classified as alternative, while ISTB is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • SCIO follows a multi strategy strategy; ISTB uses index tracking.
  • ISTB has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

SCIOISTB
Annual cost (TER)0.70%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$357M$4.7B
Since20242012
Dividend yield6.09%4.20%
Asset classalternativefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategymulti strategyindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.7%+4.4%
CAGR 3YN/A+4.9%
CAGR 5YN/A+1.9%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.54
Volatility 1Y3.83%1.78%
Max drawdown-1.72%-9.34%

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

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