ETF comparison
GOVTvsVGIT
Both US Treasury (Intermediate).
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF · Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
82 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GOVT and VGIT would leave roughly39.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VGIT 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 VGIT.
Top shared holdings
82 shared in total| # | Holding | In GOVT | In VGIT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5.25% | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| 2 | United States of America | 1.01% | 1.12% | 1.01% |
| 3 | United States of America | 0.99% | 1.87% | 0.99% |
| 4 | United States of America | 0.94% | 1.65% | 0.94% |
| 5 | United States of America | 0.93% | 1.87% | 0.93% |
| 6 | United States of America | 0.85% | 1.52% | 0.85% |
| 7 | United States of America | 0.84% | 1.92% | 0.84% |
| 8 | United States of America | 0.82% | 1.84% | 0.82% |
| 9 | United States of America | 0.82% | 1.47% | 0.82% |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.81% | 1.89% | 0.81% |
| 11 | United States of America | 0.78% | 1.09% | 0.78% |
| 12 | United States of America | 0.78% | 1.90% | 0.78% |
Only in GOVT
142 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 VGIT
21 total- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.10%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.08%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.91%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.74%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.74%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.72%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.71%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.69%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%
Open GOVT or VGIT 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.