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VT vs. BND

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
$--
vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Correlation

0.32
VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market 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
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Jun 24 2008
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VT has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VT than BND.
Type
Global Equities
US Bonds
VT targets investing in Global Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VT is managed by Vanguard, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$138,228,150
$433,296,798
Both VT 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
$28,426,068,465
$94,675,540,467
VT has more assets under management than BND by $66,249,472,002. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VT 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
VT 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
VT and BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VT 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.

Automated Strategies
Related toVT

#WIR

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

Automated Strategies
Related toBND

#PTAC

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

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Disclaimers

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