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GOVT vs SPTL

US Treasury (Intermediate) vs US Treasury (Long).

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
16.6 %

67 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and SPTL would leave roughly 16.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GOVT only 82.4% Shared 16.6% SPTL only 82.4%
In GOVT only
157 positions
Shared
67 positions
In SPTL only
31 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%
SPTL

State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

State Street · US Treasury (Long)

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$10.47B
TTM yield
4.26%
Top-10 conc.
21.8%

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
97
58
Tax efficiency
57
100
Liquidity
100
83
Concentration
83
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Tracking quality
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GOVT sub-score SPTL

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

Cost difference

SPTL 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 SPTL.

Top shared holdings

67 shared in total
# Holding In GOVT In SPTL Overlap
1 United States of America 1.55% 1.37% 1.37%
2 United States of America 1.39% 0.65% 0.65%
3 United States of America 0.61% 1.67% 0.61%
4 United States of America 0.60% 2.23% 0.60%
5 United States of America 1.49% 0.56% 0.56%
6 United States of America 1.51% 0.55% 0.55%
7 United States of America 0.55% 2.25% 0.55%
8 United States of America 0.53% 2.09% 0.53%
9 United States of America 0.47% 2.29% 0.47%
10 United States of America 0.44% 2.31% 0.44%
11 United States of America 0.44% 2.20% 0.44%
12 United States of America 0.48% 0.43% 0.43%

Only in GOVT

157 total
  • United States of America 5.25%
  • 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 1.37%
  • United States of America 1.34%
  • United States of America 1.07%
  • United States of America 1.01%
  • United States of America 0.99%

Only in SPTL

31 total
  • United States Treasury 1.58%
  • United States Treasury 1.46%
  • United States Treasury 1.44%
  • United States Treasury 1.42%
  • United States Treasury 1.41%
  • United States Treasury 1.41%
  • United States Treasury 1.40%
  • United States Treasury 1.40%
  • United States Treasury 1.31%
  • United States Treasury 1.20%

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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.