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VTV vs. AGG

Vanguard Value ETF

VTV
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vs

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.20
VTVVanguard Value ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is VTV?

Seeks to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index which measures the investment return of large-capitalization value stocks. Provides a convenient way to match the performance of many of the nation s largest value stocks. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Snapshot
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VTV Vanguard Value ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Jan 26 2004
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.03%
VTV has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VTV than AGG.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
VTV targets investing in US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VTV is managed by Vanguard, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$286,252,231
$631,408,505
Both VTV 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
$99,087,028,917
$91,680,069,240
VTV has more assets under management than AGG by $7,406,959,677. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
VTV is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VTV 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
VTV 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
VTV and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VTV 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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