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AGG vs. VTV

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Vanguard Value ETF

VTV
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Correlation

0.20
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
VTVVanguard Value 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
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
Inception date
Sep 22 2003
Jan 26 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.04%
AGG has a lower expense ratio than VTV by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in AGG than VTV.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
AGG targets investing in US Bonds, while VTV targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VTV is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$631,408,505
$286,252,231
Both AGG and VTV 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
$99,087,028,917
AGG has more assets under management than VTV by $7,406,959,677. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index
AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, while VTV is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
AGG and VTV 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 VTV 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 VTV may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither AGG nor VTV 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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