ETF comparison
ITMvsVTEB
Both US Municipal Bond.
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF · Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
399 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ITM and VTEB would leave roughly4.5%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
VTEB is 15 bps cheaper than ITM. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for ITM.
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 VTEB.
Top shared holdings
399 shared in total| # | Holding | In ITM | In VTEB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of California | 0.30% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 2 | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | 0.09% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | 0.26% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 4 | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | 0.10% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 5 | University of California | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 6 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| 7 | State of California | 0.11% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 8 | State of California | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 9 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | 0.07% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 10 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 11 | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| 12 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
Only in ITM
965 total- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.50%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.44%
- California Community Choice Financing Authority0.37%
- New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority0.29%
- California Housing Finance Agency0.28%
- Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District0.27%
- New Hampshire Business Finance Authority0.27%
- Salem-Keizer School District No 24J0.26%
- Commonwealth Financing Authority0.26%
- State of Maryland0.26%
Only in VTEB
9,786 total- University of California0.12%
- Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority0.11%
- Colorado State Education Loan Program0.11%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue0.09%
- Dallas Independent School District0.09%
- Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority0.08%
- New York State Dormitory Authority0.08%
- Ohio State University/The0.08%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue0.08%
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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.