In the tables below, ETFdb.com presents recommended exchange traded fund (ETF) alternatives to the mutual fund VGTIX. These recommendations are powered by ETFdb's Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool.
How ETFdb.com has selected ETF alternatives to VGTIX: The mutual fund VGTIX has been benchmarked by Van Kampen in its fund prospectus against a custom index that is comprised of multiple indexes: Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index and MSCI World Index
The ETF alternatives to VGTIX listed below consist of (1) ETFs which track the individual indexes comprising the custom index, and (2) ETFs which track other indexes in the same ETFdb.com Categories as the individual indexes comprising the custom index.
There are no ETFs linked to Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.
There are no ETFs linked to JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index.
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to MSCI World Index.
| Symbol Symbol | ETF Name ETF Name | Assets Assets | YTD YTD | Expense Ratio Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URTH | iShares MSCI World ETF | $7,910,390 | 8.49% | 0.24% |
| PRAY | FIS Christian Stock Fund | $79,229 | 13.95% | 0.69% |
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index.
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as JPMorgan Global Government Bond Index.
| Symbol Symbol | ETF Name ETF Name | Assets Assets | YTD YTD | Expense Ratio Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWX | State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF | $1,378,780 | -1.70% | 0.35% |
| BWZ | State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF | $307,324 | -0.77% | 0.35% |
| IGOV | iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | $1,379,310 | -0.38% | 0.35% |
| ISHG | iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF | $892,960 | -0.24% | 0.35% |
| GGOV | iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF | $2,721,310 | 2.43% | 0.39% |
| FLIA | Franklin International Aggregate Bond ETF | $755,718 | 1.27% | 0.25% |
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as MSCI World Index.
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