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TLT vs GOVT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.05%

Fund size

$41.0B

Key differences

  • GOVT costs 0.10% less per year.
  • Over the last 3 years, GOVT has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • TLT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

TLTGOVT
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.05%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$41.0B
Since20022012
Dividend yield4.57%3.53%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.4%+4.2%
CAGR 3Y-2.3%+2.4%
CAGR 5Y-6.1%-0.4%
Sharpe 3Y-0.35-0.18
Volatility 1Y9.95%3.70%
Max drawdown-48.35%-19.07%

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

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