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TLT vs BRLN

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Floating Rate Loan Active ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

BRLN

iShares Floating Rate Loan Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.55%

Fund size

$54M

Key differences

  • TLT costs 0.40% less per year.
  • TLT is significantly larger than BRLN — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, BRLN has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • TLT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

TLTBRLN
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.55%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$54M
Since20022022
Dividend yield4.57%6.51%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.4%+5.1%
CAGR 3Y-2.3%+7.5%
CAGR 5Y-6.1%N/A
Sharpe 3Y-0.351.09
Volatility 1Y9.95%3.03%
Max drawdown-48.35%-3.85%

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

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