ETF comparison

PYLDvsVCRB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund · Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
5.0%

167 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PYLD and VCRB would leave roughly5.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PYLD only 105.4%Shared 5.0%VCRB only 98.7%
In PYLD only
1,591 positions
Shared
167 positions
In VCRB only
3,247 positions

Side by side

PYLD

PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO · US Aggregate Bond

58composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.64%
Net assets
$15.69B
TTM yield
6.50%
Top-10 conc.
36.1%
VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$7.71B
TTM yield
4.76%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

36
Cost
90
47
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
95
63
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
PYLDsub-scoreVCRB

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

Cost difference

VCRB is 54 bps cheaper than PYLD. On a $100,000 position that's about $540/yr more in fees for PYLD.

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 PYLD vs VCRB.

Top shared holdings

167 shared in total
#HoldingIn PYLDIn VCRBOverlap
1UMBS, TBA6.55%2.33%2.33%
2UMBS, TBA1.78%0.68%0.68%
3UMBS, TBA7.01%0.54%0.54%
4SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP0.11%0.12%0.11%
5United States Treasury0.60%0.08%0.08%
6BOEING CO/THE0.09%0.08%0.08%
7BOEING CO0.08%0.08%0.08%
8RD MICHIGAN PROP OWNER I0.84%0.06%0.06%
9ENBRIDGE INC0.29%0.06%0.06%
10QATAR ENERGY0.05%0.18%0.05%
11SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP0.05%0.17%0.05%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.12%0.04%0.04%

Only in PYLD

1,591 total
  • UMBS, TBA4.83%
  • Fannie Mae2.97%
  • UMBS, TBA1.42%
  • United States Treasury1.20%
  • Freddie Mac1.06%
  • REPUBLIC OF PERU0.89%
  • REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA0.79%
  • United States Treasury0.70%
  • United States Treasury0.69%
  • Freddie Mac0.59%

Only in VCRB

3,247 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond1.02%
  • NVIDIA Corp0.97%
  • NVIDIA Corp0.75%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.65%
  • Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau0.60%
  • Fannie Mae REMICS0.59%
  • OBX 2026-INV2 Trust0.57%
  • Ginnie Mae II Pool0.56%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.55%
  • Finland Government International Bond0.54%

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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.