ETF comparison

LQDvsSPLB

Both US Corporate Bond.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
36.0%

1,241 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of LQD and SPLB would leave roughly36.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

LQD only 69.3%Shared 36.0%SPLB only 62.7%
In LQD only
1,895 positions
Shared
1,241 positions
In SPLB only
1,699 positions

Side by side

LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US Corporate Bond

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.14%
Net assets
$32.04B
TTM yield
4.81%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%
SPLB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

State Street · US Corporate Bond

78composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$1.25B
TTM yield
5.72%
Top-10 conc.
4.9%

Sub-score comparison

86
Cost
96
51
Tax efficiency
49
100
Liquidity
61
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
LQDsub-scoreSPLB

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

Cost difference

SPLB is 10 bps cheaper than LQD. On a $100,000 position that's about $100/yr more in fees for LQD.

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 LQD vs SPLB.

Top shared holdings

1,241 shared in total
#HoldingIn LQDIn SPLBOverlap
1ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV0.20%0.35%0.20%
2CVS HEALTH CORP0.17%0.34%0.17%
3PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER0.15%0.26%0.15%
4META PLATFORMS INC0.15%0.26%0.15%
5GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.15%0.18%0.15%
6BOEING CO0.14%0.25%0.14%
7AMAZON.COM INC0.14%0.15%0.14%
8AT&T INC0.13%0.18%0.13%
9AT&T INC0.13%0.19%0.13%
10ORACLE CORP0.13%0.13%0.13%
11WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.12%0.23%0.12%
12CVS HEALTH CORP0.12%0.16%0.12%

Only in LQD

1,895 total
  • BlackRock Funds III7.23%
  • T-MOBILE USA INC0.16%
  • META PLATFORMS INC0.16%
  • AMAZON.COM INC0.15%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.14%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.13%
  • ABBVIE INC0.13%
  • AMAZON.COM INC0.13%
  • PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER0.12%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.12%

Only in SPLB

1,699 total
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECH0.24%
  • NVIDIA CORP0.16%
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECH0.16%
  • WALMART INC0.14%
  • VODAFONE GROUP PLC0.14%
  • ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC0.12%
  • DELL INT LLC / EMC CORP0.11%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.10%
  • AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV0.10%
  • MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP0.10%

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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.