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STIP vs GOVT

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

STIP

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$15.8B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.9B

Key differences

Both STIP and GOVT are fixed income ETFs. STIP charges 0.03% a year and GOVT 0.05%. The main difference: Over the last three years, STIP has delivered higher annualized returns.

  • Over the last three years, STIP has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

STIPGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$15.8B$41.9B
Since20102012
Dividend yield3.46%3.56%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.7%+3.7%
CAGR 3Y+5.2%+3.0%
CAGR 5Y+3.4%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.77-0.08
Volatility 1Y1.46%3.62%
Max drawdown-5.50%-19.07%

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