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SLQD vs MEAR

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF vs iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

SLQD

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$2.3B

MEAR

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF

Annual cost

0.26%

Fund size

$1.3B

Key differences

  • SLQD costs 0.20% less per year.
  • SLQD follows a index tracking strategy; MEAR uses active selection.
  • Over the last 3 years, SLQD has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

SLQDMEAR
Annual cost (TER)0.06%0.26%
Fund size (AUM)$2.3B$1.3B
Since20132015
Dividend yield4.25%2.87%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+4.8%+3.3%
CAGR 3Y+5.4%+3.6%
CAGR 5Y+2.6%+2.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.870.05
Volatility 1Y1.49%0.86%
Max drawdown-12.69%-2.68%

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