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PYLD vs VCRB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
2.7 %

128 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PYLD and VCRB would leave roughly 2.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PYLD only 116.9% Shared 2.7% VCRB only 106.8%
In PYLD only
1,437 positions
Shared
128 positions
In VCRB only
2,973 positions

Side by side

PYLD

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

PIMCO · US Aggregate Bond

55 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.64%
Net assets
$14.71B
TTM yield
6.33%
Top-10 conc.
51.5%
VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$7.29B
TTM yield
4.63%
Top-10 conc.
12.9%

Sub-score comparison

36
Cost
90
48
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
94
41
Concentration
96
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Tracking quality
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PYLD sub-score VCRB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with PYLD vs VCRB.

Top shared holdings

128 shared in total
# Holding In PYLD In VCRB Overlap
1 UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.43% 1.46% 1.46%
2 BOEING CO/THE 0.10% 0.12% 0.10%
3 UNITED STATES GOVT 0.70% 0.09% 0.09%
4 BOEING CO/THE 0.08% 0.07% 0.07%
5 AIR LEASE CORPORATION 0.06% 0.16% 0.06%
6 ENBRIDGE INC 0.30% 0.06% 0.06%
7 UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 8.36% 0.05% 0.05%
8 AIR LEASE CORPORATION 0.04% 0.19% 0.04%
9 UNITED STATES GOVT 2.07% 0.04% 0.04%
10 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% 0.04% 0.04%
11 NELNET STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2026-A 0.05% 0.04% 0.04%
12 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO 0.03% 0.06% 0.03%

Only in PYLD

1,437 total
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.59%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 6.41%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 5.97%
  • UMBS PASS THRU POOLS 5.23%
  • PERU GOVT 0.99%
  • SOUTH AFRICA GOVT 0.85%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 0.82%
  • UNITED STATES GOVT 0.80%
  • BEIGNET INVESTOR LLC 0.64%
  • MEXICO GOVT 0.51%

Only in VCRB

2,973 total
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 1.92%
  • Ginnie Mae II Pool 1.65%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 1.45%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.17%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.97%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.97%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.96%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.74%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.62%
  • Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.59%

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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.