ETF Central (2024)

FAQs

What's the best ETF to buy right now? ›

The top reasons for closing an ETF are a lack of investor interest and a limited amount of assets. For example, investors may avoid an ETF because it is too narrowly-focused, too complex, too costly, or has a poor return on investment.

The largest Aggressive ETF is the iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF AOA with $1.80B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Aggressive ETF was AOA at 12.08%. The most recent ETF launched in the Aggressive space was the iShares ESG Aware Aggressive Allocation ETF EAOA on 06/12/20.

The Vanguard Growth ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 over most time periods, including a 10-year annualized return of 14.7% vs. 12.5% for the S&P 500.

ETFs are subject to market fluctuation and the risks of their underlying investments. ETFs are subject to management fees and other expenses. Unlike mutual funds, ETF shares are bought and sold at market price, which may be higher or lower than their NAV, and are not individually redeemed from the fund.

Has an ETF ever gone to zero? ›

For most standard, unleveraged ETFs that track an index, the maximum you can theoretically lose is the amount you invested, driving your investment value to zero. However, it's rare for broad-market ETFs to go to zero unless the entire market or sector it tracks collapses entirely.

ETFs are most often linked to a benchmarking index, meaning that they are often not designed to outperform that index. Investors looking for this type of outperformance (which also, of course, carries added risks) should perhaps look to other opportunities.

Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ)

This fund is the top-performing large-cap growth fund in terms of total return over the 15 years to December 2023, according to Lipper. Expense ratio: 0.20 percent. That means every $10,000 invested would cost $20 annually.

ETFs are considered to be low-risk investments because they are low-cost and hold a basket of stocks or other securities, increasing diversification. For most individual investors, ETFs represent an ideal type of asset with which to build a diversified portfolio.

You can't go wrong with either the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF or the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. Both offer very low expense ratios and turnover rates, and the difference in their tracking errors is negligible. The overlap in their holdings ensures that you'll get very similar returns going forward.

VOO has a conensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 400 buy ratings, 98 hold ratings and 7 sell ratings. What is VOO's price target? The average price target for VOO is $521.98. This is based on 505 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.