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>>> Best S&P 500 ETFs for Q2 2021


IVV, VOO, and SPLG are tied for the lowest fees, and SPY has the most liquidity


Investopedia

By NATHAN REIFF

Mar 18, 2021


https://www.investopedia.com/investing/top-sp-500-etfs/?utm_campaign=quote-yahoo&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral


The S&P 500 is a market-cap-weighted index of 505 large-cap U.S. stocks, representing approximately 80% of the market value of the U.S. stock market. Often synonymous with "the market" in the U.S., the S&P 500 is the closest thing to a default U.S. stock index. Its largest components by weight are mega-cap stocks such as Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), class A shares of Facebook Inc. (FB), and class A shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL).1 The S&P 500 was the benchmark of the first index fund, and the first ETF. An S&P 500 ETF is an inexpensive way for investors to gain diversified exposure to the U.S. stock market, though it has been unusually volatile in the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic and massive disruptions in the global economy.


KEY TAKEAWAYS

The S&P 500 is a market-cap-weighted index of 505 large-cap U.S. stocks.

The index has a 69.0% trailing 1-year total return.

The S&P 500 ETFs with the lowest fees are SPLG, IVV, and VOO.

The highest-liquidity ETF is SPY.


There are 4 ETFs tracking the S&P 500 that trade in the U.S., excluding inverse and leveraged funds and those with under $50 million in assets under management (AUM).2 The S&P 500 has provided a total return of 69.0% over the past 12 months, as of March 16, 2021.3 Below, we look at the least expensive S&P 500 ETFs for buy-and-hold investing and the most liquid one for more active traders. There is a three-way tie between the least expensive funds, an indication of just how intense the price war is as ETF issuers compete to both retain and add investors. All numbers below are from ETFdb.com as of March 17, 2021, except where specified.


S&P 500 ETF with the Lowest Fees:

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) (Tie)

Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Performance over 1-Year: 68.8%
Annual Dividend Yield: 1.48%
3-Month Average Daily Volume: 4,224,129
Assets Under Management: $260.6 billion
Inception Date: May 15, 2000
Issuer: iShares5


S&P 500 ETF with the Lowest Fees:

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)(Tie)

Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Performance over 1-Year: 68.8%
Annual Dividend Yield: 1.45%
3-Month Average Daily Volume: 3,794,725
Assets Under Management: $204.0 billion
Inception Date: September 9, 2010
Issuer: Vanguard


S&P 500 ETF with the Lowest Fees:

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) (Tie)

Because index-tracking ETFs follow the performance of the S&P 500 index, one of the most important determinants of long-term returns is how much a fund charges in fees.

Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Performance over 1-Year: 68.7%
Annual Dividend Yield: 1.45%
3-Month Average Daily Volume: 2,759,697
Assets Under Management: $9.1 billion
Inception Date: November 15, 2005
Issuer: State Street SPDR7


Most Liquid S&P 500 ETF:

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Liquidity indicates how easy it will be to trade an ETF, with higher liquidity generally translating to lower trading costs. Trading costs are not a big concern with people who want to hold ETFs long term. But if you’re interested in trading ETFs frequently, then it’s important to look for high-liquidity funds to minimize trading costs.

3-Month Average Daily Volume: 76,926,968
Performance over 1-Year: 68.2%
Expense Ratio: 0.09%
Annual Dividend Yield: 1.43%
Assets Under Management: $337.2 billion
Inception Date: January 22, 1993
Issuer: State Street SPDR8

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