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TLT vs SPTB

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

SPTB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$187M

Key differences

  • SPTB costs 0.12% less per year.
  • TLT is significantly larger than SPTB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • TLT has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

TLTSPTB
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.03%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$187M
Since20022024
Dividend yield4.57%4.21%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.4%+4.3%
CAGR 3Y-2.3%N/A
CAGR 5Y-6.1%N/A
Sharpe 3Y-0.35N/A
Volatility 1Y9.95%3.69%
Max drawdown-48.35%-4.96%

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

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