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VYM vs. BND

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Top 10 comparisons with VYM:
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VYM
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BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
SwitchVTVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Value ETF0.99MGVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF0.99SCHVSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF0.99DTDWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund0.98JAVAJ.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan Active Value ETF0.98DLNWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund0.98IWXBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF0.98NULVNuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF0.98SCHDSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF0.98IWDBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF0.98

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VYM and BND:

There are no shared holdings.
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VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF

What is VYM?

Seeks to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index which measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yields. Provides a convenient way to track the performance of stocks with histories of above-average dividend yields. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Snapshot
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VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Apr 3, 2007
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.03%
VYM has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VYM than BND.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
VYM targets investing in US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VYM is managed by Vanguard, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$134,746,385
$433,296,798
Both VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
$94,675,540,467
VYM has more assets under management than BND by $46,208,585,235. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VYM 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
VYM 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
Yes
No
VYM may offer dividends, while BND does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither VYM nor BND require a K1.

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