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Broad Market

S&P 500 & Total Market ETFs

Functionally interchangeable exposure. Choose on expense ratio, spread, share class structure and which brokerage you hold it at.

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VOO

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard

S&P 500 at three basis points. The default core US equity holding.

Fee
0.03%
AUM
$780.4B
Yield
1.2%
1Y
+16.4%
5Y ann.
+15.2%
10Y ann.
All-time
SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPDR

Oldest and most liquid ETF. Best for options and short-term trading, costliest to hold.

Fee
0.09%
AUM
$640.1B
Yield
1.1%
1Y
+16.3%
5Y ann.
+15.1%
10Y ann.
All-time
IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares

S&P 500 with an in-kind-friendly structure; matches VOO on cost.

Fee
0.03%
AUM
$620.4B
Yield
1.2%
1Y
+16.4%
5Y ann.
+15.2%
10Y ann.
All-time
VTI

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard

Entire US market — roughly 3,600 names including small caps the S&P 500 omits.

Fee
0.03%
AUM
$520.1B
Yield
1.2%
1Y
+15.9%
5Y ann.
+14.8%
10Y ann.
All-time
SPLG

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

SPDR

State Street's low-cost S&P 500 share class, priced to compete with VOO.

Fee
0.02%
AUM
$78.4B
Yield
1.2%
1Y
+16.4%
5Y ann.
+15.2%
10Y ann.
All-time
RSP

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Invesco

Same 500 companies, 0.2% each. A direct bet against megacap concentration.

Fee
0.20%
AUM
$72.4B
Yield
1.7%
1Y
+8.1%
5Y ann.
+11.9%
10Y ann.
All-time