Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Tops iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF on Yield

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:BND) offers lower costs and broader market coverage, while the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) provides concentrated exposure to intermediate-term U.S. government debt.

While both ETFs provide stability for a diversified portfolio, they target different segments of the fixed-income world. The iShares fund focuses strictly on the intermediate-term Treasury curve, whereas BND captures the total taxable bond universe, including corporate and mortgage-backed securities, providing wider diversification for income-seeking investors.

Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield based on the closing price of June 26.

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is more affordable than the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, with a significantly lower expense ratio. Additionally, the Vanguard fund offers a higher payout, with a current trailing-12-month dividend yield of 3.94% compared to 3.62%.

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Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/vanguard-total-bond-market-etf-160949857.html)