ETF comparison

BNDvsFBND

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares · Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.0%

714 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BND and FBND would leave roughly15.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BND only 84.0%Shared 15.0%FBND only 95.1%
In BND only
16,682 positions
Shared
714 positions
In FBND only
3,755 positions

Side by side

BND

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$398.83B
TTM yield
4.11%
Top-10 conc.
4.6%
FBND

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Fidelity · US Aggregate Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.36%
Net assets
$28.16B
TTM yield
4.78%
Top-10 conc.
19.8%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
64
52
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
86
Tracking quality
BNDsub-scoreFBND

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

Cost difference

BND is 33 bps cheaper than FBND. On a $100,000 position that's about $330/yr more in fees for FBND.

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 BND vs FBND.

Top shared holdings

714 shared in total
#HoldingIn BNDIn FBNDOverlap
1United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%0.47%0.41%
2United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%1.02%0.41%
3United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%0.87%0.41%
4United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%2.21%0.41%
5United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%1.81%0.41%
6United States Treasury Note/Bond0.39%2.17%0.39%
7United States Treasury Note/Bond0.39%0.48%0.39%
8United States Treasury Note/Bond0.36%0.35%0.35%
9United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%0.59%0.32%
10United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%0.54%0.32%
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.35%0.32%0.32%
12United States Treasury Note/Bond0.29%0.93%0.29%

Only in BND

16,682 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.47%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.41%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.34%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.34%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.31%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.31%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.30%

Only in FBND

3,755 total
  • Fidelity Revere Street Trust4.62%
  • FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER1.19%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER1.14%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.89%
  • FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER0.73%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.45%
  • FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER0.44%
  • GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.41%
  • FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER0.39%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)0.31%

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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.