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SCIO vs IUSB

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF vs iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

SCIO

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$357M

IUSB

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$36.5B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

SCIOIUSB
Annual cost (TER)0.70%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$357M$36.5B
Since20242014
Dividend yield6.09%4.24%
Asset classalternativefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategymulti strategyindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.7%+6.0%
CAGR 3YN/A+4.6%
CAGR 5YN/A+0.6%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.21
Volatility 1Y3.83%3.66%
Max drawdown-1.72%-17.90%

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

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