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by elbows 3748 days ago
If I understand correctly, ETF and index fund are orthogonal terms. An ETF is traded on the stock market -- in contrast to a mutual fund which you have to buy through other channels.

An index fund tracks an index rather than being actively managed.

I don't know about VSGAX specifically, but it could be both an ETF and an index fund.