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IAGG vs IGOV

Both International Bond.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF · iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
37.1 %

854 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IAGG and IGOV would leave roughly 37.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IAGG only 53.9% Shared 37.1% IGOV only 58.2%
In IAGG only
6,986 positions
Shared
854 positions
In IGOV only
58 positions

Side by side

IAGG

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$10.74B
TTM yield
4.51%
Top-10 conc.
4.9%
IGOV

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares · International Bond

68 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$1.37B
TTM yield
1.43%
Top-10 conc.
4.0%

Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
65
51
Tax efficiency
58
100
Liquidity
63
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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IAGG sub-score IGOV

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

Cost difference

IAGG is 28 bps cheaper than IGOV. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for IGOV.

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 IAGG vs IGOV.

Top shared holdings

854 shared in total
# Holding In IAGG In IGOV Overlap
1 Bundesobligation 0.38% 0.34% 0.34%
2 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.25% 0.30% 0.25%
3 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.23% 0.29% 0.23%
4 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.22% 0.25% 0.22%
5 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.23% 0.22% 0.22%
6 FRANCE (GOVT OF) 0.22% 0.28% 0.22%
7 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.20% 0.28% 0.20%
8 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.20% 0.23% 0.20%
9 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.19% 0.24% 0.19%
10 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.19% 0.36% 0.19%
11 Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds 0.20% 0.19% 0.19%
12 French Republic Government Bonds OAT 0.18% 0.27% 0.18%

Only in IAGG

6,986 total
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.70%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.54%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.51%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.49%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.47%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.45%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.43%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.39%
  • CHINA GOVERNMENT BOND 0.36%
  • CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK 0.29%

Only in IGOV

58 total
  • Finland Government Bonds 0.23%
  • Finland Government Bonds 0.21%
  • Finland Government Bonds 0.18%
  • Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds 0.15%
  • Netherlands Government Bonds 0.12%
  • Japan Government Two Year Bonds 0.11%
  • Kingdom of Belgium Government Bonds 0.11%
  • Republic of Austria Government Bonds 0.10%
  • Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 0.09%
  • Japan Government Five Year Bonds 0.09%

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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/.

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