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TLT vs IMTB

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

IMTB

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$280M

Key differences

  • IMTB costs 0.09% less per year.
  • TLT is significantly larger than IMTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, IMTB has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • TLT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

TLTIMTB
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$280M
Since20022016
Dividend yield4.57%4.46%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.4%+6.6%
CAGR 3Y-2.3%+4.5%
CAGR 5Y-6.1%+0.5%
Sharpe 3Y-0.350.17
Volatility 1Y9.95%4.06%
Max drawdown-48.35%-18.15%

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

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