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ETF comparison

GOVT vs SCHR

Both US Treasury (Intermediate).

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
39.6 %

82 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and SCHR would leave roughly 39.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GOVT unmatched 59.1% Shared 39.6% SCHR unmatched 59.3%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In GOVT only
132 positions
Shared
82 positions
In SCHR only
19 positions

Side by side

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Intermediate)

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$41.37B
TTM yield
3.75%
Top-10 conc.
21.7%
SCHR

Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Schwab · US Treasury (Intermediate)

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$13.08B
TTM yield
4.05%
Top-10 conc.
19.0%

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
97
58
Tax efficiency
57
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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GOVT sub-score SCHR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

SCHR is 2 bps cheaper than GOVT. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for GOVT.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with GOVT vs SCHR.

Top shared holdings

82 shared in total
# Holding In GOVT In SCHR Overlap
1 United States of America 5.28% 1.52% 1.52%
2 United States of America 1.01% 1.10% 1.01%
3 United States of America 0.99% 1.85% 0.99%
4 United States of America 0.94% 1.65% 0.94%
5 United States of America 0.92% 1.83% 0.92%
6 United States of America 0.84% 1.49% 0.84%
7 United States of America 0.83% 1.90% 0.83%
8 United States of America 0.82% 1.82% 0.82%
9 United States of America 0.82% 1.46% 0.82%
10 United States of America 0.80% 1.87% 0.80%
11 United States of America 0.78% 1.11% 0.78%
12 United States of America 0.77% 1.88% 0.77%

Only in GOVT

132 total
  • United States of America 2.95%
  • United States of America 2.63%
  • United States of America 2.08%
  • United States of America 1.62%
  • United States of America 1.48%
  • United States of America 1.46%
  • United States of America 1.46%
  • United States of America 1.38%
  • United States of America 1.37%
  • United States of America 1.36%

Only in SCHR

19 total
  • United States Treasury 1.10%
  • United States Treasury 1.08%
  • United States Treasury 0.71%
  • United States Treasury 0.70%
  • United States Treasury 0.70%
  • United States Treasury 0.70%
  • United States Treasury 0.69%
  • United States Treasury 0.69%
  • United States Treasury 0.69%
  • United States Treasury 0.68%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open GOVT or SCHR 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.