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ITOT vs. BND

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

ITOT
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vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Correlation

0.28
ITOTiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF

What is ITOT?

The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF seeks to track the investment results of S&P Total Market Index.The S&P Total Market Index (TMI) is designed to track the broad equity market, including large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. The index includes all common equities listed on the NYSE (including NYSE Arca and NYSE MKT), the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, and the NASDAQ Capital Market. The S&P 500 and the S&P Completion Index are subsets of the S&P TMI.

Snapshot
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ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Jan 20 2004
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.03%
ITOT and BND have the same expense ratio, meaning it’s equally as costly to invest in either one.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
ITOT targets investing in US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
ITOT is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$92,311,586
$433,296,798
Both ITOT and BND 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
$43,679,376,151
$94,675,540,467
ITOT has more assets under management than BND by $50,996,164,316. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P Total Market Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
ITOT is based off of the S&P Total Market Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ITOT and BND 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
ITOT and BND 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
ITOT and BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ITOT nor BND 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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Disclaimers

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