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TLT vs TFLO

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF vs iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$42.9B

TFLO

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$6.7B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

TLTTFLO
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$42.9B$6.7B
Since20022014
Dividend yield4.57%3.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+5.5%+4.0%
CAGR 3Y-1.6%+4.8%
CAGR 5Y-5.8%+3.6%
Sharpe 3Y-0.303.57
Volatility 1Y9.95%0.28%
Max drawdown-48.35%-0.16%

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

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