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
39.2 %

80 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and SCHR would leave roughly 39.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GOVT only 59.8% Shared 39.2% SCHR only 60.0%
In GOVT only
144 positions
Shared
80 positions
In SCHR only
22 positions

Side by side

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Intermediate)

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$43.73B
TTM yield
3.60%
Top-10 conc.
21.7%
SCHR

Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Schwab · US Treasury (Intermediate)

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$13.38B
TTM yield
3.94%
Top-10 conc.
19.6%

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
97
58
Tax efficiency
58
100
Liquidity
100
83
Concentration
86
Tracking quality
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

80 shared in total
# Holding In GOVT In SCHR Overlap
1 United States of America 5.25% 1.51% 1.51%
2 United States of America 1.01% 1.15% 1.01%
3 United States of America 0.99% 1.85% 0.99%
4 United States of America 0.94% 1.66% 0.94%
5 United States of America 0.93% 1.83% 0.93%
6 United States of America 0.85% 1.49% 0.85%
7 United States of America 0.84% 1.90% 0.84%
8 United States of America 0.82% 1.83% 0.82%
9 United States of America 0.82% 1.45% 0.82%
10 United States of America 0.81% 1.88% 0.81%
11 United States of America 0.78% 1.13% 0.78%
12 United States of America 0.78% 1.88% 0.78%

Only in GOVT

144 total
  • United States of America 2.92%
  • United States of America 2.60%
  • United States of America 2.06%
  • United States of America 1.59%
  • United States of America 1.55%
  • United States of America 1.51%
  • United States of America 1.49%
  • United States of America 1.39%
  • United States of America 1.37%
  • United States of America 1.34%

Only in SCHR

22 total
  • United States Treasury 2.80%
  • United States Treasury 1.10%
  • United States Treasury 1.10%
  • 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%

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.