ETF comparison

BLVvsBOND

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.8%

41 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BLV and BOND would leave roughly3.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BLV only 95.0%Shared 3.8%BOND only 109.5%
In BLV only
2,942 positions
Shared
41 positions
In BOND only
1,479 positions

Side by side

BLV

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$8.35B
TTM yield
5.07%
Top-10 conc.
11.0%
BOND

PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO · US Aggregate Bond

62composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.54%
Net assets
$8.59B
TTM yield
5.34%
Top-10 conc.
35.3%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
46
50
Tax efficiency
50
97
Liquidity
97
99
Concentration
64
Tracking quality
BLVsub-scoreBOND

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with BLV vs BOND.

Top shared holdings

41 shared in total
#HoldingIn BLVIn BONDOverlap
1United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%0.73%0.70%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond0.64%1.32%0.64%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond0.60%3.39%0.60%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond0.44%2.57%0.44%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond0.43%1.94%0.43%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond1.15%0.38%0.38%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond0.97%0.09%0.09%
8Mexico Government International Bond0.08%0.08%0.08%
9Pacific Gas and Electric Co0.06%0.09%0.06%
10Energy Transfer LP0.04%0.05%0.04%
11Mexico Government International Bond0.04%0.05%0.04%
12Boeing Co/The0.04%0.02%0.02%

Only in BLV

2,942 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.17%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.14%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.13%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.13%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.10%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.06%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.96%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.86%

Only in BOND

1,479 total
  • UMBS, TBA5.56%
  • PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund4.07%
  • UMBS, TBA3.46%
  • UMBS, TBA2.73%
  • UMBS, TBA2.54%
  • UMBS, TBA2.27%
  • United States Treasury1.93%
  • Freddie Mac1.88%
  • Freddie Mac1.76%
  • UMBS, TBA1.58%

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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.