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VTI vs. VYM

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Correlation

VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
May 24, 2001
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.06%
VTI has a lower expense ratio than VYM by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VTI than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VTI targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VTI is managed by Vanguard, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$607,495,967
$134,746,385
Both VTI and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
VTI has more assets under management than VYM by $257,936,268,396. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP US Total Market Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VTI and VYM 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 VYM 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
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while VTI does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VTI nor VYM require a K1.

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