ETF comparison

TLH vs VGLT

Both US Treasury (Long).

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
41.3 %

56 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of TLH and VGLT would leave roughly 41.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

TLH only 57.1% Shared 41.3% VGLT only 57.1%
In TLH only
12 positions
Shared
56 positions
In VGLT only
40 positions

Side by side

TLH

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · US Treasury (Long)

79 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$11.25B
TTM yield
4.52%
Top-10 conc.
39.2%
VGLT

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Treasury (Long)

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$15.15B
TTM yield
4.67%
Top-10 conc.
21.8%

Sub-score comparison

85
Cost
97
56
Tax efficiency
56
100
Liquidity
100
58
Concentration
83
Tracking quality
TLH sub-score VGLT

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

Top shared holdings

56 shared in total
# Holding In TLH In VGLT Overlap
1 United States of America 3.98% 1.59% 1.59%
2 United States of America 3.91% 1.47% 1.47%
3 United States of America 1.62% 1.45% 1.45%
4 United States of America 3.25% 1.42% 1.42%
5 United States of America 5.54% 1.42% 1.42%
6 United States of America 2.35% 1.42% 1.42%
7 United States of America 3.32% 1.40% 1.40%
8 United States of America 2.30% 1.39% 1.39%
9 United States of America 1.83% 1.38% 1.38%
10 United States of America 3.97% 1.37% 1.37%
11 United States of America 3.71% 1.36% 1.36%
12 United States of America 3.34% 1.36% 1.36%

Only in TLH

12 total
  • United States of America 0.65%
  • United States of America 0.29%
  • United States of America 0.13%
  • United States of America 0.11%
  • United States of America 0.04%
  • United States of America 0.03%
  • United States of America 0.02%
  • BlackRock Funds III 0.02%
  • United States of America 0.01%
  • United States of America 0.00%

Only in VGLT

40 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.30%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.29%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.25%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.25%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.24%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.19%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.19%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.12%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.10%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%

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.