ETF comparison

BIVvsFBND

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
24.3%

179 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BIV and FBND would leave roughly24.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BIV only 74.6%Shared 24.3%FBND only 85.7%
In BIV only
2,176 positions
Shared
179 positions
In FBND only
4,290 positions

Side by side

BIV

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$52.10B
TTM yield
4.42%
Top-10 conc.
20.9%
FBND

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Fidelity · US Aggregate Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.36%
Net assets
$28.16B
TTM yield
4.78%
Top-10 conc.
19.8%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
64
52
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
100
84
Concentration
86
Tracking quality
BIVsub-scoreFBND

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

Cost difference

BIV is 33 bps cheaper than FBND. On a $100,000 position that's about $330/yr more in fees for FBND.

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 BIV vs FBND.

Top shared holdings

179 shared in total
#HoldingIn BIVIn FBNDOverlap
1United States Treasury Note/Bond2.14%2.21%2.14%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond2.04%2.17%2.04%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond2.02%1.81%1.81%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%2.34%1.08%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond1.14%1.03%1.03%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond2.08%1.02%1.02%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond1.94%0.93%0.93%
8United States Treasury Note/Bond2.08%0.87%0.87%
9United States Treasury Note/Bond0.79%1.02%0.79%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%1.18%0.75%
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%1.49%0.68%
12United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%0.69%0.68%

Only in BIV

2,176 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond2.10%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.70%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.60%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.56%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.07%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.71%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.53%
  • Morgan Stanley0.15%
  • Amazon.com Inc0.13%
  • Morgan Stanley0.13%

Only in FBND

4,290 total
  • Fidelity Revere Street Trust4.62%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND1.53%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND1.26%
  • FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER1.19%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER1.14%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND1.12%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND1.04%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND0.96%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.89%
  • UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND0.84%

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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.