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VT vs. AGG

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
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vs

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.33
VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is VT?

Invests in more than 3000 stocks representative of the whole U.S. market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. stock market returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value typically rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Jun 24 2008
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VT has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VT than AGG.
Type
Global Equities
US Bonds
VT targets investing in Global Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VT is managed by Vanguard, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$138,228,150
$631,408,505
Both VT 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
$28,426,068,465
$91,680,069,240
VT has more assets under management than AGG by $63,254,000,775. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VT 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
VT 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
VT and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VT 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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Disclaimers

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