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ETF Alternatives To This Mutual Fund

In the tables below, ETFdb.com presents recommended exchange traded fund (ETF) alternatives to the mutual fund VBTLX. These recommendations are powered by ETFdb's Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool.

How ETFdb.com has selected ETF alternatives to VBTLX: The mutual fund VBTLX has been benchmarked by Vanguard against an index, Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, in its fund prospectus. The ETF alternatives to VBTLX listed below consist of (1) ETFs which track Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and (2) ETFs which track other indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

ETFs Linked To Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Symbol	ETF Name	Assets	YTD	Expense Ratio
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	$35,974,432.29	-1.21%	0.05%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$54,653,942.07	-1.05%	0.05%
SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$5,382,715.68	-1.13%	0.04%

Total Bond Market ETFs

The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Symbol	ETF Name	Assets	YTD	Expense Ratio
AGZ	iShares Agency Bond ETF	$472,744.37	0.44%	0.20%
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	$35,974,432.29	-1.21%	0.05%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$54,653,942.07	-1.05%	0.05%
GVI	iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF	$2,042,377.98	-0.14%	0.20%
GBF	iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF	$104,051.09	-1.66%	0.20%
BIV	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF	$12,386,053.78	-1.31%	0.07%
BLV	Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF	$2,180,590.00	-6.78%	0.07%
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	$25,432,294.83	0.56%	0.07%
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund	$12,140,015.83	1.68%	0.42%
PCEF	Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF	$676,224.70	-5.56%	2.07%
FWDB	AdvisorShares Madrona Global Bond ETF	$17,835.12	-1.98%	1.41%
XMPT	VanEck Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF	$122,819.84	-4.70%	1.56%
SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$5,382,715.68	-1.13%	0.04%
DSUM	Invesco Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond ETF	$71,341.89	-2.50%	0.45%
BOND	PIMCO Total Return ETF	$1,936,344.42	-0.72%	0.76%
ILTB	iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF	$198,317.50	-6.87%	0.06%
ISTB	iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF	$2,261,929.35	0.35%	0.06%
MINC	AdvisorShares Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF	$123,614.79	0.53%	0.75%
BNDX	Vanguard Total International Bond ETF	$12,607,054.14	2.12%	0.11%
ULST	SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF	$108,370.80	1.91%	0.20%
FTSD	Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF	$191,304.05	0.95%	0.25%
AGZD	WisdomTree Barclays Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund	$71,112.08	0.39%	0.23%
AGND	WisdomTree Barclays Negative Duration U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund	$43,055.28	1.74%	0.28%
HOLD	AdvisorShares Sage Core Reserves ETF	$66,946.70	1.67%	0.35%
BYLD	iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF	$33,112.02	-1.78%	0.25%
IUSB	iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF	$2,516,618.80	-1.13%	0.06%
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	$3,520,939.38	1.75%	0.35%
WYDE	ProShares CDS Short North American HY Credit ETF	$6,497.24	0.34%	0.50%
WBII	WBI Bull\|Bear Global Income ETF	$78,354.87	-3.33%	1.28%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	$458,667.70	-1.37%	0.36%
FLTB	Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF	$120,185.55	0.23%	0.36%
VBND	Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF	$492,588.23	-1.78%	0.43%
KCNY	KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF	$11,929.34	-0.02%	0.62%
FLRT	AdvisorShares Pacific Asset Floating Rate ETF	$28,845.68	1.54%	1.14%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	$2,853,849.49	0.31%	0.55%
AGGY	WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund	$388,057.51	-2.80%	0.12%
NFLT	Newfleet Multi-Sector Unconstrained Bond ETF	$76,691.01	-2.62%	0.80%
NEAR	iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF	$5,781,574.87	1.64%	0.25%
RISE	Sit Rising Rate ETF	$65,722.79	3.44%	1.00%
GTO	Invesco Total Return Bond ETF	$40,886.98	-0.56%	0.52%
LDUR	PIMCO Low Duration ETF	$221,264.62	1.22%	1.02%
STOT	SPDR DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF	$82,520.35	0.52%	0.45%
AGGP	IQ Enhanced Core Plus Bond US ETF	$177,988.28	-2.82%	0.38%
NUAG	NuShares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$71,501.19	-2.65%	0.20%
VRIG	Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF	$451,972.09	0.78%	0.30%
MCEF	First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF	$8,731.68	-4.03%	2.11%
IFIX	Xtrackers Barclays International Corporate Bond Hedged ETF	$4,951.20	0.12%	0.30%
IMTB	iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF	$57,098.21	-1.48%	0.06%
BNDC	FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund	$40,531.46	-2.30%	0.35%
DWFI	SPDR Dorsey Wright Fixed Income Allocation ETF	$126,881.13	-8.47%	0.60%
FIBR	iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF	$119,536.17	-1.46%	0.25%
FIXD	First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	$358,113.76	-0.65%	0.55%
GRNB	VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF	$25,370.67	-5.12%	0.30%
NUSA	NuShares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$29,019.60	0.29%	0.20%
JPGB	JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF	$181,366.65	-2.24%	0.55%
SHAG	WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate BondFund	$38,902.65	0.11%	0.12%
HTRB	Hartford Total Return Bond ETF	$529,078.63	-1.48%	0.29%
PBND	Invesco PureBetaSM US Aggregate Bond ETF	$23,994.27	-1.17%	0.05%
NUBD	NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$48,088.20	-0.98%	0.20%
DIAL	Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF	$95,693.96	-1.57%	0.28%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	$3,286,072.28	-1.17%	0.04%
USTB	USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF	$64,255.14	0.76%	0.35%
UITB	USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF	$170,471.89	-1.96%	0.40%
OKDCC	Eaton Vance Oaktree Diversified Credit NextShares	$49,362.99	0.37%	0.90%
EVFTC	Eaton Vance Floating-Rate NextShares	$5,210.78	N/A	0.73%
EVLMC	Eaton Vance TABS 5 to 15 Year Laddered Municipal NextShares	$6,959.05	N/A	0.35%
CRUSC	Calvert Ultra-Short Duration Income NextShares	$9,945.49	N/A	0.38%
PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	$129,887.16	N/A	0.15%
FLBL	Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF	$57,089.20	N/A	0.45%
OPER	ClearShares OPER ETF	$25,192.10	N/A	0.30%
IMFC	Invesco Multi-Factor Core Fixed Income ETF	$25,004.62	N/A	0.12%
IMFP	Invesco Multi-Factor Core Plus Fixed Income ETF	$49,757.46	N/A	0.16%
BNDW	Vanguard Total World Bond ETF	$61,883.25	N/A	0.09%
AFIF	Anfield Universal Fixed Income ETF	$51,203.54	N/A	1.00%
WBND	Western Asset Total Return ETF	$24,902.67	N/A	0.45%
JMST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal ETF	$32,605.01	N/A	0.18%
EAGG	iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$55,576.75	N/A	0.10%
JMUB	JP Morgan Municipal ETF	$25,507.25	N/A	0.24%
BGRN	iShares Global Green Bond ETF	$25,215.40	N/A	0.20%
IMFD	Invesco Multi-Factor Defensive Core Fixed Income ETF	$20,045.21	N/A	0.12%
IMFI	Invesco Multi-Factor Income ETF	$40,050.97	N/A	0.16%

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