ARB vs VTI

AARB

BVTI

Measures won2–4VTI wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$16,678VTI · ARB $12,199

Lowest cost0.03%VTI · $3 on $10k

Most income1.05%VTI · $106 on $10k

Smallest drop−2.1%ARB · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.2%ARB and VTI

AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF · $111MVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF · $689B

+5.2%3 years · per year$11,639 · $18,043+21.7%

+4.1%5 years · per year$12,199 · $16,678+10.8%

0.82%Expense ratio$82 · $3 on $10k · lower wins0.03%

0.42%12-mo yield$42 · $106 on $10k1.05%

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFRead Desk		0.03%	1.05%	+1.3%	+12.6%	+13.0%	+21.7%	+10.8%	−8.9%	$689.2B
2	AARB	AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETFRead Desk		0.82%	0.42%	+0.3%	+3.8%	+4.3%	+5.2%	+4.1%	−2.1%	$111M

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVTI	Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFRead Desk		0.03%	1.05%	+1.3%	+12.6%	+13.0%	+21.7%	+10.8%	−8.9%	$689.2B
2	AARB	AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETFRead Desk		0.82%	0.42%	+0.3%	+3.8%	+4.3%	+5.2%	+4.1%	−2.1%	$111M

End-of-day Nov 11, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

ARB

AltShares Merger Arbitrage

$12,199

VTI

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market

$16,678

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