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TLT vs HYGH

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

HYGH

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.52%

Fund size

$529M

Key differences

Both TLT and HYGH are fixed income ETFs. TLT charges 0.15% a year and HYGH 0.52%. The main difference: TLT costs 0.37% less per year.

  • TLT costs 0.37% less per year.
  • TLT is much larger than HYGH. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, HYGH has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • TLT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

TLTHYGH
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.52%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$529M
Since20022014
Dividend yield4.55%6.65%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+7.8%
CAGR 3Y-1.3%+9.9%
CAGR 5Y-6.2%+7.0%
Sharpe 3Y-0.281.11
Volatility 1Y9.68%3.66%
Max drawdown-48.35%-23.88%

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