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AGG vs GVI

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
54.0 %

6,127 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AGG and GVI would leave roughly 54.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AGG only 45.0% Shared 54.0% GVI only 45.6%
In AGG only
7,056 positions
Shared
6,127 positions
In GVI only
25 positions

Side by side

AGG

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$138.85B
TTM yield
4.01%
Top-10 conc.
7.1%
GVI

iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

78 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$3.75B
TTM yield
3.63%
Top-10 conc.
7.6%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
80
52
Tax efficiency
53
100
Liquidity
82
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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AGG sub-score GVI

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

AGG is 17 bps cheaper than GVI. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for GVI.

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 AGG vs GVI.

Top shared holdings

6,127 shared in total
# Holding In AGG In GVI Overlap
1 BlackRock Funds III 0.52% 0.74% 0.52%
2 United States Treasury 0.46% 0.44% 0.44%
3 United States Treasury 0.43% 0.51% 0.43%
4 United States Treasury 0.42% 0.78% 0.42%
5 United States Treasury 0.42% 0.79% 0.42%
6 United States Treasury 0.42% 0.76% 0.42%
7 United States Treasury 0.41% 0.74% 0.41%
8 United States Treasury 0.41% 0.75% 0.41%
9 United States Treasury 0.41% 0.73% 0.41%
10 United States Treasury 0.40% 0.62% 0.40%
11 United States Treasury 0.40% 0.76% 0.40%
12 United States Treasury 0.39% 0.76% 0.39%

Only in AGG

7,056 total
  • United States Treasury 0.25%
  • United States Treasury 0.24%
  • United States Treasury 0.23%
  • Fannie Mae 0.23%
  • United States Treasury 0.22%
  • United States Treasury 0.22%
  • UMBS, TBA 0.22%
  • United States Treasury 0.21%
  • United States Treasury 0.21%
  • United States Treasury 0.21%

Only in GVI

25 total
  • FANNIE MAE 0.04%
  • United States Treasury 0.01%
  • State of California 0.01%
  • STATE OF ISRAEL 0.01%
  • CORP ANDINA DE FOMENTO 0.01%
  • FANNIE MAE 0.01%
  • FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 0.01%
  • COMCAST CORP 0.01%
  • COMCAST CORP 0.01%
  • CORP ANDINA DE FOMENTO 0.00%

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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.