ETF comparison
SPTLvsVGLT
Both US Treasury (Long).
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
97 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SPTL and VGLT would leave roughly96.8%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
Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.030% vs 0.030%).
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 SPTL vs VGLT.
Top shared holdings
97 shared in total| # | Holding | In SPTL | In VGLT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury | 2.21% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| 2 | United States Treasury | 2.20% | 2.21% | 2.20% |
| 3 | United States Treasury | 2.19% | 2.22% | 2.19% |
| 4 | United States Treasury | 2.17% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| 5 | United States Treasury | 2.16% | 2.17% | 2.16% |
| 6 | United States Treasury | 2.14% | 2.17% | 2.14% |
| 7 | United States Treasury | 2.11% | 2.14% | 2.11% |
| 8 | United States Treasury | 2.11% | 2.13% | 2.11% |
| 9 | United States Treasury | 2.04% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 10 | United States Treasury | 2.04% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 11 | United States Treasury | 1.80% | 1.83% | 1.80% |
| 12 | United States Treasury | 1.61% | 1.64% | 1.61% |
Only in SPTL
3 total- United States Treasury1.00%
- United States Treasury0.72%
- State Street Global Advisors0.01%
Only in VGLT
0 totalEvery VGLT position is also held by SPTL.
Open SPTL or VGLT at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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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.