ETF comparison
FBNDvsGOVT
US Aggregate Bond vs US Treasury (Intermediate).
Holdings overlap
62 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FBND and GOVT would leave roughly16.2%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
GOVT is 31 bps cheaper than FBND. On a $100,000 position that's about $310/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 FBND vs GOVT.
Top shared holdings
62 shared in total| # | Holding | In FBND | In GOVT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UST NOTES | 1.81% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| 2 | UST NOTES | 2.17% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| 3 | UST NOTES | 1.02% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| 4 | UST NOTES | 0.93% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 5 | UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND | 0.84% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 6 | UST NOTES | 0.59% | 0.85% | 0.59% |
| 7 | UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND | 0.82% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 8 | UST NOTES | 0.54% | 0.76% | 0.54% |
| 9 | UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND | 0.75% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| 10 | UST NOTES | 1.49% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| 11 | UST NOTES | 2.21% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| 12 | UST NOTES | 0.48% | 0.82% | 0.48% |
Only in FBND
4,407 total- Fidelity Revere Street Trust4.62%
- UST NOTES2.34%
- FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER1.19%
- GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER1.14%
- UST NOTES1.02%
- GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.89%
- FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER0.83%
- GNMA II GTD PASS THRU CTF MULTIPLE ISSUER0.76%
- FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER0.73%
- UST NOTES0.47%
Only in GOVT
162 total- United States of America5.25%
- United States of America2.92%
- United States of America2.60%
- United States of America2.06%
- United States of America1.59%
- United States of America1.51%
- United States of America1.49%
- United States of America1.39%
- United States of America1.37%
- United States of America1.34%
Open FBND or GOVT at a brokerage
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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.