ETF comparison
ITMvsMUNI
Both US Municipal Bond.
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF · PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Holdings overlap
55 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ITM and MUNI would leave roughly4.4%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
ITM is 17 bps cheaper than MUNI. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for MUNI.
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 ITM vs MUNI.
Top shared holdings
55 shared in total| # | Holding | In ITM | In MUNI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Energy Finance Development Corp | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.24% |
| 2 | Commonwealth Financing Authority | 0.26% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| 3 | New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.21% |
| 4 | New Hampshire Business Finance Authority | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| 5 | Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| 6 | North Texas Tollway Authority | 0.16% | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| 7 | Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| 8 | Henrico County Economic Development Authority | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| 9 | Kentucky Public Energy Authority | 0.12% | 0.59% | 0.12% |
| 10 | Black Belt Energy Gas District | 0.23% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 11 | Indiana Finance Authority | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| 12 | State of California | 0.14% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
Only in ITM
1,309 total- New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority0.53%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.50%
- State of California0.44%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.44%
- Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority0.39%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.37%
- State of California0.30%
- New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority0.29%
- California Housing Finance Agency0.28%
- Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District0.27%
Only in MUNI
592 total- United States Treasury2.20%
- United States Treasury1.78%
- United States Treasury1.16%
- United States Treasury0.86%
- Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue0.81%
- Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority0.81%
- Black Belt Energy Gas District0.81%
- Fort Bend Independent School District0.79%
- FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates0.71%
- Michigan State Housing Development Authority0.70%
Open ITM or MUNI 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.