ETF comparison
TLTvsVGLT
Both US Treasury (Long).
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
45 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of TLT and VGLT would leave roughly51.3%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 TLT. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for TLT.
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 TLT vs VGLT.
Top shared holdings
45 shared in total| # | Holding | In TLT | In VGLT | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 3.95% | 2.22% | 2.22% |
| 2 | United States of America | 2.90% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| 3 | United States of America | 4.46% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| 4 | United States of America | 4.40% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| 5 | United States of America | 3.80% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| 6 | United States of America | 2.54% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| 7 | United States of America | 4.50% | 2.14% | 2.14% |
| 8 | United States of America | 3.46% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| 9 | United States of America | 4.03% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 10 | United States of America | 3.94% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 11 | United States of America | 4.58% | 1.83% | 1.83% |
| 12 | United States of America | 3.62% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
Only in TLT
2 total- BlackRock Funds III1.05%
- United States of America0.54%
Only in VGLT
52 total- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.54%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.41%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.40%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.40%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.40%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.37%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.35%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.35%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.34%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.33%
Open TLT 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.