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VGT vs. BND

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Correlation

0.27
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF

What is VGT?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the information technology sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that serve the electronics and computer industries or that manufacture products based on the latest applied science.

Snapshot
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VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Jan 26 2004
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.10%
0.03%
VGT has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VGT than BND.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
VGT targets investing in US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VGT is managed by Vanguard, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$206,920,148
$433,296,798
Both VGT 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
$50,021,727,974
$94,675,540,467
VGT has more assets under management than BND by $44,653,812,493. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VGT 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
VGT 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
VGT and BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VGT 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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Disclaimers

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