ETF comparison

IAGGvsIGOV

Both International Bond.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF · iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
37.1%

854 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IAGG and IGOV would leave roughly37.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IAGG only 53.9%Shared 37.1%IGOV only 58.2%
In IAGG only
6,986 positions
Shared
854 positions
In IGOV only
58 positions

Side by side

IAGG

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$11.39B
TTM yield
4.56%
Top-10 conc.
4.9%
IGOV

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

69composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$1.55B
TTM yield
1.43%
Top-10 conc.
4.0%

Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
65
51
Tax efficiency
58
100
Liquidity
65
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
IAGGsub-scoreIGOV

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

Cost difference

IAGG is 28 bps cheaper than IGOV. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for IGOV.

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 IAGG vs IGOV.

Top shared holdings

854 shared in total
#HoldingIn IAGGIn IGOVOverlap
1Bundesobligation0.38%0.34%0.34%
2French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.25%0.30%0.25%
3French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.23%0.29%0.23%
4French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.22%0.25%0.22%
5French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.23%0.22%0.22%
6FRANCE (GOVT OF)0.22%0.28%0.22%
7French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.20%0.28%0.20%
8French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.20%0.23%0.20%
9French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.19%0.24%0.19%
10French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.19%0.36%0.19%
11Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds0.20%0.19%0.19%
12French Republic Government Bonds OAT0.18%0.27%0.18%

Only in IAGG

6,986 total
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.70%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.54%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.51%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.49%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.47%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.45%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.43%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.39%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND0.36%
  • CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK0.29%

Only in IGOV

58 total
  • Finland Government Bonds0.23%
  • Finland Government Bonds0.21%
  • Finland Government Bonds0.18%
  • Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds0.15%
  • Netherlands Government Bonds0.12%
  • Japan Government Two Year Bonds0.11%
  • Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds0.11%
  • Republic of Austria Government Bonds0.10%
  • Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro0.09%
  • Japan Government Five Year Bonds0.09%

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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.