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ETF Comparisons

VTI vs. AGG

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.28

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Top 10 comparisons with VTI:
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VTI
Correlation
With:
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
0.28
SwitchIWVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 3000 ETF1.00ITOTBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF1.00SCHBSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF1.00IWBBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 ETF1.00SCHXSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF1.00SCHKSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab 1000 Index ETF1.00DFUSDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF1.00SPTMSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF1.00IYYBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF1.00ESGUiShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF1.00

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VTI and AGG:

There are no shared holdings.
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VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is VTI?

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market.

Snapshot
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VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
May 24 2001
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.03%
VTI and AGG have the same expense ratio, meaning it’s equally as costly to invest in either one.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
VTI targets investing in US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VTI is managed by Vanguard, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$607,495,967
$631,408,505
Both VTI 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
$306,403,223,628
$91,680,069,240
VTI has more assets under management than AGG by $214,723,154,388. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP US Total Market Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VTI 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
VTI 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
VTI and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VTI 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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