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BLV vs BOND

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund · PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.9 %

34 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BLV and BOND would leave roughly 3.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BLV only 94.8% Shared 3.9% BOND only 113.9%
In BLV only
2,979 positions
Shared
34 positions
In BOND only
1,485 positions

Side by side

BLV

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$8.67B
TTM yield
4.86%
Top-10 conc.
11.3%
BOND

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO · US Aggregate Bond

63 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.54%
Net assets
$8.31B
TTM yield
5.20%
Top-10 conc.
30.5%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
46
51
Tax efficiency
50
97
Liquidity
97
98
Concentration
71
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Tracking quality
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BLV sub-score BOND

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

BLV is 51 bps cheaper than BOND. On a $100,000 position that's about $510/yr more in fees for BOND.

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

Top shared holdings

34 shared in total
# Holding In BLV In BOND Overlap
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% 3.66% 0.81%
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.69% 2.27% 0.69%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.65% 1.41% 0.65%
4 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.43% 2.09% 0.43%
5 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.23% 0.41% 0.41%
6 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.46% 0.29% 0.29%
7 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.60% 0.10% 0.10%
8 Mexico Government International Bond 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
9 Pacific Gas and Electric Co 0.06% 0.09% 0.06%
10 Mexico Government International Bond 0.04% 0.06% 0.04%
11 Energy Transfer LP 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
12 Vale Overseas Ltd 0.03% 0.05% 0.03%

Only in BLV

2,979 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.21%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.18%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.18%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.18%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.14%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.10%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.98%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.97%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.93%

Only in BOND

1,485 total
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.16%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 4.28%
  • PIMCO FUNDS 3.49%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 2.45%
  • FHLMC PASS THRU POOLS 2.11%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 2.06%
  • FHLMC PASS THRU POOLS 1.95%
  • FHLMC PASS THRU POOLS 1.58%
  • FNMA PASS THRU POOLS 1.36%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 1.32%

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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.