ETF comparison
BLVvsBOND
Both US Aggregate Bond.
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Holdings overlap
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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| # | Holding | In BLV | In BOND | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.70% | 0.73% | 0.70% |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.64% | 1.32% | 0.64% |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.60% | 3.39% | 0.60% |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.44% | 2.57% | 0.44% |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.43% | 1.94% | 0.43% |
| 6 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.15% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.97% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 8 | Mexico Government International Bond | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 9 | Pacific Gas and Electric Co | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| 10 | Energy Transfer LP | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| 11 | Mexico Government International Bond | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| 12 | Boeing Co/The | 0.04% | 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.