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SPYG vs. AGG

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYG
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vs

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.30
SPYGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is SPYG?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all U.S. common equities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations of $5.3 billion or more. The Index is market capitalization weighted.

Snapshot
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SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Sep 25 2000
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.03%
SPYG has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SPYG than AGG.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
SPYG targets investing in US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Blackrock (iShares)
SPYG is managed by State Street (SPDR), while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$94,041,426
$631,408,505
Both SPYG and AGG 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
$18,568,081,481
$91,680,069,240
SPYG has more assets under management than AGG by $73,111,987,759. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
SPYG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SPYG and AGG 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
SPYG and AGG 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
SPYG and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither SPYG nor AGG 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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Disclaimers

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