ETF comparison
EAGG vs VMBS
Both US Aggregate Bond.
iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
290 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EAGG and VMBS would leave roughly 7.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
VMBS is 7 bps cheaper than EAGG. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for EAGG.
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 EAGG vs VMBS.
Top shared holdings
290 shared in total| # | Holding | In EAGG | In VMBS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMBS, TBA | 0.65% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 2 | Government National Mortgage Association | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.21% |
| 3 | UMBS, TBA | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.21% |
| 4 | UMBS, TBA | 0.40% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 5 | UMBS, TBA | 0.18% | 0.25% | 0.18% |
| 6 | UMBS, TBA | 0.28% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 7 | Government National Mortgage Association | 0.16% | 0.30% | 0.16% |
| 8 | UMBS, TBA | 0.21% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| 9 | UMBS, TBA | 0.37% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| 10 | Government National Mortgage Association | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| 11 | Government National Mortgage Association | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| 12 | Government National Mortgage Association | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
Only in EAGG
4,863 total- United States Treasury 0.43%
- United States Treasury 0.41%
- United States Treasury 0.39%
- United States Treasury 0.37%
- United States Treasury 0.37%
- United States Treasury 0.37%
- United States Treasury 0.37%
- United States Treasury 0.36%
- United States Treasury 0.36%
- United States Treasury 0.35%
Only in VMBS
4,572 total- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.29%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.27%
- Fannie Mae Pool 0.27%
- Freddie Mac Pool 0.26%
- Freddie Mac Pool 0.23%
- Freddie Mac Pool 0.22%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.22%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.22%
- Freddie Mac Pool 0.22%
- Fannie Mae Pool 0.21%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with EAGG
- EAGG vs JCPB · JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF 6.6%
- EAGG vs CGCP · Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 5.3%
- EAGG vs TLT · iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 5.1%
- EAGG vs SPMB · State Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond Index ETF 3.8%
- EAGG vs NEAR · iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF 2.6%
- EAGG vs BOND · PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund 2.2%
More comparisons with VMBS
- VMBS vs AGG · iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 7.7%
- VMBS vs FBND · Fidelity Total Bond ETF 5.7%
- VMBS vs IUSB · iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF 4.7%
- VMBS vs VCRB · Vanguard Core Bond ETF 4.3%
- VMBS vs AGGY · WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund 2.1%
- VMBS vs CGCP · Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 1.6%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open EAGG or VMBS at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodology and funding disclosure.
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.