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BIV vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

BIV's duration was 5.9 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; BIV charges 0.03% to TAGG's 0.08%. Net assets: $28.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

BIV costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

BIVTAGG
Expense ratio0.03%0.08%
Net assets, BIV as of Sep 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026$28.1bn$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year−2.3%−1.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Below its high5.0%, high on Feb 27, 20264.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−2.3%
BIV total return, 1 year
−1.4%
TAGG total return, 1 year
0.03%
BIV expense ratio
0.08%
TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BIV and TAGG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BIV TAGG
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 2.08% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 2.04% 0.38%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 2.14% 0.35%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2035 1.94% 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Apr 23, 2036 0.09% 0.11%
ORACLE CORP, due Sep 26, 2035 0.09% 0.08%
ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2036 0.07% 0.09%
RTX CORP, due Mar 15, 2034 0.07% 0.14%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 27, 2033 0.06% 0.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.06% 0.40%
ABBVIE INC, due May 14, 2035 0.06% 0.07%
SPACE EXPLORATIO, due Jul 15, 2033 0.08% 0.05%
Only in BIV
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 2.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 2.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 2.08%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 2.04%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2033 1.84%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2032 1.70%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2031 1.70%
Only in TAGG
US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%
US TREASURY N/B 02/30 4, due Feb 28, 2030 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B 11/44 4.625, due Nov 15, 2044 1.76%
US TREASURY N/B 11/54 4.5, due Nov 15, 2054 1.70%
US TREASURY N/B 03/28 3.875, due Mar 15, 2028 1.65%
US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 1.57%
US TREASURY N/B 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 1.35%

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On the same fields

BIV
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
TAGG
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard T. Rowe Price
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −2.3% −1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −19.5 pts −18.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.08%
Holdings 2347 1815
Net assets, BIV as of Sep 30, 2026 and TAGG as of Oct 9, 2026 $28.1bn $2.7bn

BIV and TAGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BIV in plain words

BIV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BIV or TAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIV returned −2.3% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, BIV or TAGG?
BIV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BIV ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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