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<p>If you're opening your first brokerage account in 2026, the ETF menu can feel overwhelming — thousands of funds, conflicting advice, and no obvious starting point. This guide cuts through it. Here are seven ETFs that cover every major building block a new investor needs, chosen for low cost, broad diversification, and simplicity.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.etf.com/VOO">VOO</a>, <a href="https://www.etf.com/SPY">SPY</a>, and <a href="https://www.etf.com/IVV">IVV</a> all track the S&P 500 — but they are not identical products, and the differences matter. <a href="https://www.etf.com/VOO">VOO</a> just became the world's first $1 trillion ETF. <a href="https://www.etf.com/SPY">SPY</a> commands the options market. <a href="https://www.etf.com/IVV">IVV</a> sits quietly between them with a structural tax edge. Here's the defin
Marvell (MRVL) stock has been surging on news that it will be added to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) on Jun. 22. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a look at how stocks have historically performed in the days leading up to and following index addition.
The quality factor tends to earn its keep when investors start worrying about balance sheets again, and the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHQ) is making that case in real time. SPHQ owns roughly 100 names from the S&P 500 that score highest on return on equity, accruals quality, and financial leverage. So far this ... Quality Paid Again: SPHQ Beat the Index With Half the Drama
These ETFs will never beat the S&P 500 -- instead, they let you buy it.
You can check off multiple boxes with one investment by going this route.
Investors in the S&P 500 might not be getting quite what they think they are.
Your best long-term investment may not include U.S. stocks.
Instead of trying to beat the market, this trillion-dollar ETF offers the same returns as the S&P 500 index.
Replacing $19,000 in annual passive income from a $350,000 portfolio requires a blended yield of roughly 5.4%. That can be difficult to achieve using only large-cap U.S. stocks, where the S&P 500 currently yields well below 2%. International companies listed on U.S. exchanges offer a larger pool of higher-yielding opportunities, making them worth consideration for ... How $350,000 in International Dividend Stocks Can Produce $19,000 a Year and Reduce U.S. Concentration Risk
<p>The imminent SpaceX IPO will have both immediate and longer-ranging impacts on markets. Find out why one ETF Zoo crew member cautions investors to “hold onto your butts”, the risks of such a tech-dominant stock market, and more on this episode. </p>
Vanguard’s S&P 500 exchange-traded fund—so popular it’s known simply by its ticker symbol VOO—just topped $1 trillion in assets, the first ETF to mark that milestone. VOO, which launched in 2010, got there before two rivals with head starts: BlackRock ETF, which began trading in 2000, has $859 billion in assets and the ETF, the first U.S. ETF to debut in 1993, has $787 billion, according to ETF Database. VOO charges an expense ratio of 0.03% versus 0.09% for State Street ; the iShares ETF also charges 0.03%.
Earnings growth hasn't been this strong in years. But some valuation measures are near all-time highs. Which narrative should investors choose?
It's a true set-it-and-forget-it investment you can trust.
Few investors command more credibility than Warren Buffett. During the six decades he led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B), shareholders enjoyed a cumulative return of roughly 6,099,294%! That works out to a 19.7% compound annual growth rate, compared with approximately 46,000% for the S&P 500, or 10.5% annually. Yet Buffett has long argued that most investors should ... Warren Buffett’s Investment Advice Is Putting Retirement Portfolios at Risk
Or should you wait for a better entry point?
We have reached a new milestone in ETF trading. That is not necessarily a good thing.
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is having a big comeback year. Even with tech leading, there's still upside to be had.
It will be difficult for passive investors to overlook this hassle-free opportunity.
Here's how Vanguard S&P 500 ETF got so big and why the valuation of the S&P 500 is still the more important issue.
The milestone arrived Tuesday, fueled by years of low fees and steady cash inflows that have made VOO the world's largest ETF
VOO became the first ETF to cross $1 trillion in assets, driven by low fees, strong inflows, and a bullish outlook for the S&P 500.
VOO became the first ETF to cross $1 trillion in assets, driven by low fees, strong inflows, and a bullish outlook for the S&P 500.
<p>SpaceX is going public on June 12 — nine days from now — at a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion, which would make it the largest IPO in history. For ETF investors, the event is unavoidable: index rules will force an estimated $22–27 billion in automatic buying from funds tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Here's which ETFs will hold SpaceX, when they'll buy, and what the IPO means for your portfolio.</p>
<p>The Vanguard fund crossed the threshold on Tuesday.</p>
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, the index investing pioneer's flagship exchange-traded product, became the first in the history of ETFs to reach and exceed $1 trillion in assets, the investment firm confirmed on Wednesday. The Vanguard fund hit this milestone, the latest record in the remarkable ascent of exchange-traded funds, on Tuesday, less than 18 months after overtaking State Street Investment Management's SPDR S&P 500 ETF in assets, as investors looking for broad market exposure also sought out the lowest-cost funds. VOO levies a management fee of only 0.03%, compared to 0.09% for the State Street fund, which now is third in the three-way race between those two firms and BlackRock Inc..
VOO officially crossed the line on Tuesday, Vanguard said. The ETF’s rivals from BlackRock and State Street have some catching up to do. BlackRock’s has $859 billion in assets under management and the the first U.S. ETF to debut back in 1993, has $785 billion, according to ETF Database.
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