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VTI vs. TQQQ

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ
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Correlation

Snapshot
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VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Inception date
May 24, 2001
Feb 9, 2010
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.86%
VTI has a lower expense ratio than TQQQ by 0.83%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VTI than TQQQ.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VTI targets investing in US Equities, while TQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ProShares
VTI is managed by Vanguard, while TQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$607,495,967
$3,460,839,081
Both VTI and TQQQ 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
$16,056,070,130
VTI has more assets under management than TQQQ by $290,347,153,498. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP US Total Market Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index, while TQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Leveraged (3x)
VTI uses undefined, while TQQQ uses Leveraged (3x). 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 TQQQ 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 TQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VTI nor TQQQ require a K1.

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