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BND vs. VTV

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Vanguard Value ETF

VTV
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Correlation

BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF
VTVVanguard Value 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
VTV Vanguard Value ETF
Inception date
Apr 3, 2007
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.04%
BND has a lower expense ratio than VTV by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in BND than VTV.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
BND targets investing in US Bonds, while VTV targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
BND is managed by Vanguard, while VTV is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
$286,252,231
Both BND 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
$94,675,540,467
$99,087,028,917
BND has more assets under management than VTV by $4,411,488,450. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index
BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, while VTV is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
BND 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
BND 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
BND and VTV may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither BND nor VTV require a K1.

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Category

Momentum, Tactical Asset Allocation, Be Risk Aware, Ride the Momentum

Risk Rating

Moderate

Automated Strategies
Related toVTV

#OPUS-12

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Category

Opus, Investing for the Long-Term

Risk Rating

Moderate

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