fidelity bond fund vs vanguard bond fund

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fidelity bond fund vs vanguard bond fund

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Hi all,

Looking for some comparison advice on bond funds. Is Fidelity's US Bond index fund just as diversified as Vanguards Total bond market?
In my 401, Fidelity expense ratio is .07% so I was thinking about using that bond fund instead of vanguards total bond market fund

Spartan® U.S. Bond Index Fund - Institutional Class

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That's what I would do if I had FXSTX, but instead I use FSITX.
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Yes use FXSTX-
I use VBMPX :happy
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Thanks. But beside ER di they pretty much follow the same index?
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Yes. One way to check this yourself is to use the "Growth of" chart at morningstar.com
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genjix wrote:Thanks. But beside ER di they pretty much follow the same index?
Looking at the Fidelity and Vanguard websites, they both track Barclays US Aggregate Bond indexes. Vanguard tracks the Float-Adjusted version of the index. I do not see mention of
"Float-Adjusted" on the Fidelity site.
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