ETF comparison

BLVvsCGCP

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
7.2%

125 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BLV and CGCP would leave roughly7.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BLV only 91.6%Shared 7.2%CGCP only 100.6%
In BLV only
2,858 positions
Shared
125 positions
In CGCP only
1,335 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%
CGCP

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF

Capital Group · US Aggregate Bond

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.34%
Net assets
$8.61B
TTM yield
5.20%
Top-10 conc.
27.4%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
66
50
Tax efficiency
50
97
Liquidity
97
99
Concentration
75
Tracking quality
BLVsub-scoreCGCP

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

Cost difference

BLV is 31 bps cheaper than CGCP. On a $100,000 position that's about $310/yr more in fees for CGCP.

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 CGCP.

Top shared holdings

125 shared in total
#HoldingIn BLVIn CGCPOverlap
1United States Treasury Note/Bond1.15%0.72%0.72%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond0.69%0.70%0.69%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%1.59%0.68%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond0.97%0.58%0.58%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond0.49%4.35%0.49%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond0.86%0.36%0.36%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond1.13%0.34%0.34%
8United States Treasury Note/Bond0.23%0.74%0.23%
9United States Treasury Note/Bond0.23%1.73%0.23%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond0.24%0.21%0.21%
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.63%0.17%0.17%
12United States Treasury Note/Bond0.53%0.16%0.16%

Only in BLV

2,858 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.17%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.14%
  • 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/Bond0.85%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.84%

Only in CGCP

1,335 total
  • Capital Group Central Cash Fund8.34%
  • United States Treasury3.27%
  • UMBS, TBA2.01%
  • United States Treasury1.63%
  • United States Treasury1.58%
  • United States Treasury1.48%
  • Fannie Mae1.45%
  • UMBS, TBA1.40%
  • UMBS, TBA1.27%
  • United States Treasury1.19%

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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.