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TLT vs SLQD

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

SLQD

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$2.3B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

TLTSLQD
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$2.3B
Since20022013
Dividend yield4.57%4.25%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.5%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y-1.6%+5.4%
CAGR 5Y-5.8%+2.6%
Sharpe 3Y-0.300.86
Volatility 1Y9.95%1.49%
Max drawdown-48.35%-12.69%

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

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