ETF comparison
GOVTvsSPTI
Both US Treasury (Intermediate).
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
Holdings overlap
77 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and SPTI would leave roughly37.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
State Street · US Treasury (Intermediate)
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
SPTI 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with GOVT vs SPTI.
Top shared holdings
77 shared in total| # | Holding | In GOVT | In SPTI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5.25% | 1.48% | 1.48% |
| 2 | United States of America | 1.01% | 1.17% | 1.01% |
| 3 | United States of America | 0.99% | 1.86% | 0.99% |
| 4 | United States of America | 0.94% | 1.74% | 0.94% |
| 5 | United States of America | 0.93% | 1.80% | 0.93% |
| 6 | United States of America | 0.85% | 1.46% | 0.85% |
| 7 | United States of America | 0.84% | 1.88% | 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% | 1.94% | 0.81% |
| 11 | United States of America | 0.78% | 1.10% | 0.78% |
| 12 | United States of America | 0.78% | 1.93% | 0.78% |
Only in GOVT
147 total- United States of America2.92%
- United States of America2.60%
- United States of America2.06%
- United States of America1.59%
- United States of America1.55%
- 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%
Only in SPTI
27 total- United States Treasury1.10%
- United States Treasury1.08%
- United States Treasury1.05%
- United States Treasury0.98%
- United States Treasury0.83%
- United States Treasury0.79%
- United States Treasury0.78%
- United States Treasury0.76%
- United States Treasury0.73%
- United States Treasury0.72%
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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.