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AGG vs. VGT

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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vs

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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Correlation

0.27
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF

What is AGG?

The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the total United States investment grade bond market as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Snapshot
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AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Sep 22 2003
Jan 26 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.10%
AGG has a lower expense ratio than VGT by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in AGG than VGT.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
AGG targets investing in US Bonds, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$631,408,505
$206,920,148
Both AGG and VGT are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$91,680,069,240
$50,021,727,974
AGG has more assets under management than VGT by $41,658,341,266. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
AGG and VGT use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
AGG and VGT both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
AGG and VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither AGG nor VGT require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

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Disclaimers

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