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Regarding VTI, “during the three-year period ended June 2017, the fund lagged its benchmark by 2 basis points per year. This implies the fund has been able to more than offset some of the drag created by its fee through a combination of savvy portfolio management techniques and securities lending,” notes Morningstar.
The median market value of VTI’s components is $61.8 billion. The international equivalent of VTI is the popular Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NYSEArca: VXUS).
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