ETF comparison

AGGvsGVI

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
54.5%

6,163 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and GVI would leave roughly54.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AGG only 44.6%Shared 54.5%GVI only 45.2%
In AGG only
7,104 positions
Shared
6,163 positions
In GVI only
15 positions

Side by side

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$138.32B
TTM yield
4.12%
Top-10 conc.
6.6%
GVI

iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$3.80B
TTM yield
3.71%
Top-10 conc.
7.6%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
80
52
Tax efficiency
53
100
Liquidity
82
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
AGGsub-scoreGVI

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

AGG is 17 bps cheaper than GVI. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for GVI.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AGG vs GVI.

Top shared holdings

6,163 shared in total
#HoldingIn AGGIn GVIOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III0.62%0.85%0.62%
2United States Treasury0.42%0.69%0.42%
3United States Treasury0.41%0.76%0.41%
4United States Treasury0.41%0.63%0.41%
5United States Treasury0.40%0.73%0.40%
6United States Treasury0.40%0.56%0.40%
7United States Treasury0.39%0.76%0.39%
8United States Treasury0.39%0.76%0.39%
9United States Treasury0.39%0.77%0.39%
10United States Treasury0.39%0.74%0.39%
11United States Treasury0.38%0.79%0.38%
12United States Treasury0.37%0.70%0.37%

Only in AGG

7,104 total
  • United States Treasury0.25%
  • Fannie Mae0.22%
  • United States Treasury0.22%
  • United States Treasury0.21%
  • United States Treasury0.21%
  • United States Treasury0.21%
  • United States Treasury0.21%
  • United States Treasury0.21%
  • United States Treasury0.20%
  • United States Treasury0.20%

Only in GVI

15 total
  • FANNIE MAE0.05%
  • United States Treasury0.01%
  • State of California0.01%
  • STATE OF ISRAEL0.01%
  • FANNIE MAE0.01%
  • FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK0.01%
  • EXPORT-IMPORT BANK KOREA0.01%
  • CORP ANDINA DE FOMENTO0.00%
  • PRIVATE EXPORT FUNDING0.00%
  • LEIDOS INC0.00%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.