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BND vs. VYM

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
$--
vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$--

Correlation

0.17
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Apr 03 2007
Nov 10 2006
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.06%
BND has a lower expense ratio than VYM by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in BND than VYM.
Type
US Bonds
US Equities
BND targets investing in US Bonds, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
BND is managed by Vanguard, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
$134,746,385
Both BND and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
BND has more assets under management than VYM by $46,208,585,235. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
BND and VYM 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 VYM 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
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while BND does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither BND nor VYM 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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Category

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Risk Rating

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Disclaimers

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