Vanguard vs T-Strive: ETF issuers compared

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Vanguard vs T-Strive: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Bonds & cash: too few funds to call

Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH	Vanguard	T-Strive
Funds in the category	49	1
Made money (W–L)	16–21	0–0
Win %	43%	—
Money made	−$4.8B	—
Typical return	−0.3%	—
Launches · 2026	11	1
Assets	$1.08T	$3M
Fee per $100	$0.04	$1.05

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

Vanguard

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	$389B	−0.8% ✕
BNDX	Vanguard Total International Bond ETF	$122B	−0.8% ✕
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF	$73.1B	+1.1% ✓
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	$69.6B	+1.3% ✓
VCIT	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$68.7B	−1.6% ✕
VTEB	Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF	$52.4B	−0.2% ✕

T-Strive

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
DCAP	T-Strive Digital Credit Preferred Income ETF	$3M	—

Tale of the tape

Bonds & cash: too few funds to call

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

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