VGT Vs. VITAX: Which Is Better, Investing In An ETF Or Mutual Fund?

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Are you undecided whether to put your hard-earned money into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or a mutual fund,  say VGT vs. VITAX?

VGT seeks to track the performance of a standard index, which measures the returns of investment for stocks of information technology companies.

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares

VITAX was formed on 25th March 2004 by the  Vanguard group.

Key Differences

VGT fluctuates and is traded throughout the day. On the other hand, VITAX, a mutual fund, is traded only once a day.

Fees

As for expense ratios, both VGT and VITAX have 0.1%, which is lower than 82% of funds in the same field.

If you want to go the ETF route, VGT is the obvious choice. VGT has performed slightly better (by 0.35%) than VITAX during the last  10 years.

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