ETF comparison

GOVTvsTLH

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
7.6%

42 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and TLH would leave roughly7.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GOVT only 91.4%Shared 7.6%TLH only 91.6%
In GOVT only
182 positions
Shared
42 positions
In TLH only
25 positions

Side by side

GOVT

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Intermediate)

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$41.82B
TTM yield
3.73%
Top-10 conc.
21.7%
TLH

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Long)

79composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$11.03B
TTM yield
4.69%
Top-10 conc.
37.5%

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
85
58
Tax efficiency
56
100
Liquidity
100
83
Concentration
61
Tracking quality
GOVTsub-scoreTLH

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

GOVT is 10 bps cheaper than TLH. On a $100,000 position that's about $100/yr more in fees for TLH.

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 TLH.

Top shared holdings

42 shared in total
#HoldingIn GOVTIn TLHOverlap
1United States of America1.39%1.48%1.39%
2United States of America1.49%0.71%0.71%
3United States of America0.56%0.62%0.56%
4United States of America0.48%1.10%0.48%
5United States of America0.36%3.07%0.36%
6United States of America0.36%0.71%0.36%
7United States of America0.34%0.99%0.34%
8United States of America0.32%3.42%0.32%
9United States of America0.29%2.43%0.29%
10United States of America0.28%2.51%0.28%
11BlackRock Funds III0.24%0.86%0.24%
12United States of America0.24%1.61%0.24%

Only in GOVT

182 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 America1.37%
  • United States of America1.34%
  • United States of America1.07%
  • United States of America1.01%

Only in TLH

25 total
  • United States of America5.54%
  • United States of America3.97%
  • United States of America3.95%
  • United States of America3.44%
  • United States of America3.32%
  • United States of America3.31%
  • United States of America3.26%
  • United States of America2.63%
  • United States of America2.35%
  • United States of America2.30%

Open GOVT or TLH 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.