ETF comparison
NEARvsPAAA
Both US Aggregate Bond.
Holdings overlap
14 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of NEAR and PAAA would leave roughly0.6%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
PAAA is 6 bps cheaper than NEAR. On a $100,000 position that's about $60/yr more in fees for NEAR.
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 NEAR vs PAAA.
Top shared holdings
14 shared in total| # | Holding | In NEAR | In PAAA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birch Grove CLO Ltd. | 0.11% | 0.68% | 0.11% |
| 2 | CIFC Funding Ltd | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 3 | Battalion CLO LTD | 0.06% | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| 4 | New Mountain CLO Ltd | 0.05% | 0.44% | 0.05% |
| 5 | Regatta XXVII Funding Ltd. | 0.04% | 0.26% | 0.04% |
| 6 | Empower CLO Ltd. | 0.04% | 0.60% | 0.04% |
| 7 | Bryant Park Funding Ltd | 0.04% | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| 8 | Madison Park Funding Ltd | 0.04% | 0.45% | 0.04% |
| 9 | CIFC Funding Ltd | 0.03% | 0.17% | 0.03% |
| 10 | Ballyrock Ltd | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| 11 | Pikes Peak CLO | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 12 | Oaktree CLO Ltd | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Only in NEAR
1,567 total- United States Treasury14.14%
- United States Treasury4.25%
- United States Treasury3.73%
- United States Treasury3.20%
- BlackRock Funds III2.74%
- United States Treasury1.60%
- United States Treasury1.47%
- United States Treasury1.04%
- United States Treasury0.78%
- CITIGROUP INC0.48%
Only in PAAA
316 total- (PIPA070) PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund7.64%
- CBAMR LTD1.92%
- Regatta XXVII Funding Ltd / Regatta XXVII Funding LLC1.58%
- ELEVATION CLO 2021-12 LTD1.13%
- OCTAGON INVESTMENT PARTNERS 31 LTD1.04%
- Cbam 2020-13 Ltd.0.99%
- ELMWOOD CLO 25 LTD0.99%
- NEUBERGER BERMAN LOAN ADVISERS CLO 33 LTD0.96%
- RR 27 LTD0.93%
- AGL CLO I LTD0.87%
Open NEAR or PAAA 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.