ETF comparison
LQDvsUSIG
Both US Corporate Bond.
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
3,123 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of LQD and USIG would leave roughly49.7%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
USIG 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 USIG.
Top shared holdings
3,123 shared in total| # | Holding | In LQD | In USIG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Funds III | 7.23% | 9.42% | 7.23% |
| 2 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV | 0.20% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 3 | CVS HEALTH CORP | 0.17% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 4 | T-MOBILE USA INC | 0.16% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 5 | META PLATFORMS INC | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 6 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 7 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 8 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 9 | PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 10 | AMAZON.COM INC | 0.07% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 11 | BOEING CO | 0.14% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| 12 | ABBVIE INC | 0.13% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Only in LQD
13 total- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE0.05%
- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE0.03%
- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE0.03%
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- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE0.03%
- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE0.02%
Only in USIG
8,336 total- BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.09%
- EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL0.08%
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.07%
- CVS HEALTH CORP0.06%
- MARS INC0.05%
- MARS INC0.05%
- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.05%
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.04%
- MORGAN STANLEY0.04%
- PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER0.04%
Open LQD or USIG 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.