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SPTB vs FTCB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF vs First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

SPTB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$187M

FTCB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$2.4B

Key differences

  • SPTB costs 0.53% less per year.
  • FTCB is significantly larger than SPTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SPTB follows a index tracking strategy; FTCB uses active selection.

Side-by-side comparison

SPTBFTCB
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.56%
Fund size (AUM)$187M$2.4B
Since20242023
Dividend yield4.21%4.85%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+4.3%+6.7%
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y3.68%4.11%
Max drawdown-4.96%-4.99%

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

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