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VXUS vs. AGG

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
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Correlation

0.35

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
With:
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
0.35
SwitchVEUVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF1.00IXUSBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF1.00ACWXBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF1.00CWISSgA Active Trust - SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF1.00VSGXVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF0.99DFAXDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF0.99SPDWSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.98VEAVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF0.98SCHFSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF0.98IQDFFlexShares Trust - FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund0.98

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VXUS and AGG:
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VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is VXUS?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Snapshot
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VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Jan 28 2011
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than AGG.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Bonds
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$631,408,505
Both VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
$91,680,069,240
VXUS has more assets under management than AGG by $34,941,938,824. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VXUS 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
VXUS 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
VXUS and AGG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS 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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