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BND vs. VGT

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
$--
vs

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$--

Correlation

0.27
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF

What is BND?

BND Invests in more than 3000 bonds representative of the broad U.S. investment-grade market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. bond market returns. Offers relatively high potential for investment income; share value tends to rise and fall modestly. More appropriate for medium- or long-term goals where you re looking for a reliable income stream. Appropriate for diversifying the risks of stocks in a portfolio.

Snapshot
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BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Apr 03 2007
Jan 26 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.10%
BND has a lower expense ratio than VGT by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in BND than VGT.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
BND targets investing in US Bonds, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
BND is managed by Vanguard, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
$206,920,148
Both BND 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
$94,675,540,467
$50,021,727,974
BND has more assets under management than VGT by $44,653,812,493. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
BND 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
BND 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
BND and VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither BND 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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Category

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Risk Rating

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Automated Strategies
Related toVGT

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Risk Rating

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Disclaimers

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