ETF comparison

NEARvsVGSH

US Aggregate Bond vs US Treasury (Short).

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
8.2%

10 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of NEAR and VGSH would leave roughly8.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

NEAR only 93.7%Shared 8.2%VGSH only 90.8%
In NEAR only
1,571 positions
Shared
10 positions
In VGSH only
81 positions

Side by side

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$5.11B
TTM yield
4.46%
Top-10 conc.
33.4%
VGSH

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Treasury (Short)

90composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$39.20B
TTM yield
3.79%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
97
52
Tax efficiency
58
87
Liquidity
100
67
Concentration
94
Tracking quality
NEARsub-scoreVGSH

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

Cost difference

VGSH is 22 bps cheaper than NEAR. On a $100,000 position that's about $220/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 VGSH.

Top shared holdings

10 shared in total
#HoldingIn NEARIn VGSHOverlap
1United States Treasury4.25%1.16%1.16%
2United States Treasury3.20%1.14%1.14%
3United States Treasury3.73%1.10%1.10%
4United States Treasury1.04%1.10%1.04%
5United States Treasury1.60%0.97%0.97%
6United States Treasury1.47%0.96%0.96%
7United States Treasury0.78%1.23%0.78%
8United States Treasury0.43%1.17%0.43%
9United States Treasury0.35%1.15%0.35%
10United States Treasury0.27%0.82%0.27%

Only in NEAR

1,571 total
  • United States Treasury14.14%
  • BlackRock Funds III2.74%
  • CITIGROUP INC0.48%
  • APPLOVIN CORP0.47%
  • PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC0.45%
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.41%
  • Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust0.37%
  • EQT CORP0.36%
  • AMAZON.COM INC0.33%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.32%

Only in VGSH

81 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond2.24%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.40%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.35%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.31%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.30%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.29%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.26%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.26%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.25%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.25%

Open NEAR or VGSH 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.