ETF comparison
TLHvsVGLT
Both US Treasury (Long).
iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
57 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of TLH and VGLT would leave roughly41.9%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
VGLT is 12 bps cheaper than TLH. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for TLH.
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 TLH vs VGLT.
Top shared holdings
57 shared in total| # | Holding | In TLH | In VGLT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 3.44% | 1.54% | 1.54% |
| 2 | United States of America | 3.42% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| 3 | United States of America | 1.62% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 4 | United States of America | 5.54% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 5 | United States of America | 3.07% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 6 | United States of America | 2.30% | 1.37% | 1.37% |
| 7 | United States of America | 2.35% | 1.37% | 1.37% |
| 8 | United States of America | 3.32% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 9 | United States of America | 3.97% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
| 10 | United States of America | 1.83% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
| 11 | United States of America | 2.63% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| 12 | United States of America | 3.33% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
Only in TLH
10 total- BlackRock Funds III0.86%
- United States of America0.11%
- United States of America0.10%
- United States of America0.08%
- United States of America0.04%
- United States of America0.03%
- United States of America0.02%
- United States of America0.01%
- United States of America0.00%
- United States of America0.00%
Only in VGLT
40 total- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.22%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.21%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.21%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.17%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.17%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.17%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.14%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.13%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.04%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.04%
Open TLH or VGLT 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.