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VXUS vs. BND

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Correlation

0.34

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
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BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
0.34
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 BND:
Federal National Mortgage Assn.
Federal National Mortgage Assn.
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VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market 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
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Jan 28 2011
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than BND.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Bonds
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$433,296,798
Both VXUS and BND 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
$94,675,540,467
VXUS has more assets under management than BND by $37,937,410,051. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VXUS and BND 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 BND 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 BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor BND 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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Category

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Risk Rating

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Category

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Risk Rating

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