ETF comparison

BIVvsGVI

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
29.9%

2,224 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BIV and GVI would leave roughly29.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BIV only 69.0%Shared 29.9%GVI only 69.8%
In BIV only
131 positions
Shared
2,224 positions
In GVI only
3,954 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%
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
84
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
BIVsub-scoreGVI

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

Cost difference

BIV 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 BIV vs GVI.

Top shared holdings

2,224 shared in total
#HoldingIn BIVIn GVIOverlap
1United States Treasury Note/Bond2.13%0.79%0.79%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond2.14%0.77%0.77%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond2.04%0.76%0.76%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond2.04%0.76%0.76%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond2.08%0.76%0.76%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond1.94%0.74%0.74%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond2.02%0.73%0.73%
8United States Treasury Note/Bond2.14%0.70%0.70%
9United States Treasury Note/Bond2.08%0.69%0.69%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond1.84%0.60%0.60%
11United States Treasury Note/Bond2.10%0.59%0.59%
12United States Treasury Note/Bond1.70%0.59%0.59%

Only in BIV

131 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.07%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.10%
  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp0.08%
  • Space Exploration Technologies Corp0.08%
  • NVIDIA Corp0.06%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.06%
  • Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.04%
  • Corp Andina de Fomento0.04%
  • State of California0.04%
  • NVIDIA Corp0.04%

Only in GVI

3,954 total
  • BlackRock Funds III0.85%
  • United States Treasury0.67%
  • United States Treasury0.63%
  • United States Treasury0.61%
  • United States Treasury0.60%
  • United States Treasury0.56%
  • United States Treasury0.55%
  • United States Treasury0.55%
  • United States Treasury0.54%
  • United States Treasury0.54%

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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.