ETF comparison

GVIvsSPAB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
49.4%

4,166 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GVI and SPAB would leave roughly49.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GVI only 50.3%Shared 49.4%SPAB only 48.9%
In GVI only
2,012 positions
Shared
4,166 positions
In SPAB only
4,120 positions

Side by side

GVI

iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$3.80B
TTM yield
3.71%
Top-10 conc.
7.6%
SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

State Street · US Aggregate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$10.22B
TTM yield
4.19%
Top-10 conc.
7.6%

Sub-score comparison

80
Cost
97
53
Tax efficiency
52
82
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
GVIsub-scoreSPAB

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

Cost difference

SPAB is 17 bps cheaper than GVI. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for GVI.

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 GVI vs SPAB.

Top shared holdings

4,166 shared in total
#HoldingIn GVIIn SPABOverlap
1United States Treasury0.55%0.43%0.43%
2United States Treasury0.61%0.42%0.42%
3United States Treasury0.76%0.40%0.40%
4United States Treasury0.76%0.40%0.40%
5United States Treasury0.51%0.39%0.39%
6United States Treasury0.79%0.37%0.37%
7United States Treasury0.56%0.37%0.37%
8United States Treasury0.69%0.37%0.37%
9United States Treasury0.73%0.37%0.37%
10United States Treasury0.70%0.36%0.36%
11United States Treasury0.36%0.79%0.36%
12United States Treasury0.52%0.34%0.34%

Only in GVI

2,012 total
  • BlackRock Funds III0.85%
  • United States Treasury0.67%
  • United States Treasury0.60%
  • United States Treasury0.59%
  • United States Treasury0.52%
  • United States Treasury0.36%
  • United States Treasury0.31%
  • United States Treasury0.28%
  • United States Treasury0.28%
  • United States Treasury0.27%

Only in SPAB

4,120 total
  • United States Treasury0.32%
  • United States Treasury0.31%
  • Government National Mortgage Association0.28%
  • UMBS, TBA0.27%
  • United States Treasury0.26%
  • United States Treasury0.26%
  • United States Treasury0.25%
  • United States Treasury0.25%
  • United States Treasury0.24%
  • United States Treasury0.24%

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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.