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VUG vs. AGG

Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.32

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Top 10 comparisons with VUG:
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VUG
Correlation
With:
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
0.32
SwitchMGKVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF1.00SCHGSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF1.00IWFBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF1.00VONGVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF0.99ILCGBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Growth ETF0.99IWYBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF0.99ONEQFidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF0.99TQQQProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3x Shares0.99QLDProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra QQQ 2x Shares0.99QQQInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco QQQ Trust Series 10.99

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VUG and AGG:

There are no shared holdings.
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VUGVanguard Growth ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is VUG?

Seeks to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index. Provides a convenient way to match the performance of many of the nation s largest growth stocks. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Snapshot
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VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Jan 26 2004
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.03%
VUG has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VUG than AGG.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
VUG targets investing in US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VUG is managed by Vanguard, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$205,784,508
$631,408,505
Both VUG 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
$89,278,316,853
$91,680,069,240
VUG has more assets under management than AGG by $2,401,752,387. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VUG 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
VUG 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
VUG and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VUG 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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