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BND vs. VXUS

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Correlation

BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock 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
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Apr 3, 2007
Jan 28, 2011
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.07%
BND has a lower expense ratio than VXUS by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in BND than VXUS.
Type
US Bonds
Global Ex. US Equities
BND targets investing in US Bonds, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
BND is managed by Vanguard, while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
$112,472,630
Both BND and VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
BND has more assets under management than VXUS by $37,937,410,051. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
BND and VXUS 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 VXUS 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 VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither BND nor VXUS require a K1.

Automated Strategies
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#PTAC

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Category

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

Risk Rating

Moderate

Automated Strategies
Related toVXUS

#DPE

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Category

Getting Started, Go Global, Diversification

Risk Rating

Moderate

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