Top Vanguard ETFs to buy:
If you only pay attention to returns, then QQQ is potentially a better option than VGT. The 10-year return from QQQ is 18.09% compared to VGT's 17.63%. ... More recently, though, VGT has performed better. VGT's three-year return is 21.43%, while QQQ's only comes to 18.11%.
Though both funds are highly liquid and extremely popular, Vanguard's VTI is much more popular with over $910 billion in assets under management. VOO has roughly $550 billion in assets. Expense ratio for these funds is the same at a low 0.03%.
4 Low-Risk Vanguard ETFs Perfect for Income Investors
Best Overall: Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
The best overall ETF comes from the largest mutual fund company: Vanguard. This ETF tracks the S&P 500 and charges an expense ratio of just 0.03%.
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)
Buffett recommends that 10% of his wife's portfolio go to short-term government bonds. Vanguard Funds has an ETF that does exactly that. The Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF invests in investment-grade U.S. government bonds with average maturities between one and three years.
PowerShares - QQQ Symbol: QQQ
Outside of the PowerShares family, the most positively correlated other funds are iShares - Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, Vanguard Mutual Funds - Information Technology Index Admiral Shares, Vanguard - Information Technology, Vanguard - Mega Cap Growth, Schwab - Large-Cap Growth.
According to Vanguard: VTI seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index while VOO invests only in stocks in the S&P 500 Index, representing 500 of the largest U.S. companies. The Total Market Index contains the S&P 500, so owning both funds weights you more heavily in the S&P 500 (which is fine).
The VOO is likely the better buy if: You're a beginning investor. If you've never invested before, the VOO is the better starting place. Once you've established your investment portfolio, you can add on riskier investments like the QQQ that have the potential for higher returns.
Best S&P 500 ETFs
Bottom line: If you want your foreign equity allocation to roughly mirror the global stock market, the Vanguard asset allocation ETFs are the way to go. If you prefer to underweight emerging markets, choose the iShares ETFs.
In our 2020 Best Online Brokers reviews, Fidelity earned higher scores than Vanguard in every category we ranked, which includes Best Overall, Best for Beginners, Best Stock Trading App, Best for Day Trading, Best for International Trading, Best for Low Cost, and Best for ETFs.
ETFs: ETFdb Realtime Ratings
| Symbol | ETF Name | Support 1 |
|---|---|---|
| VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | $64.92 |
| BNDX | Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | $56.94 |
| VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | $62.70 |
| VSS | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF | $134.07 |
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