8 Best Vanguard Funds for Long-Term Investors 00:00 Listen to the show every Monday, for free: Podcasts Spotify The difference between an Index Fund (ETF) and a Mutual Fund First, let’s quickly discuss an Index Fund (ETF or exchange-traded fund) and a mutual fund. Who better to ask...
We’ve assembled some of the most popular Vanguard funds. This includes mutual funds – which Vanguard is the largest provider in the world – and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The funds included on this list are primarily index funds, which means they track underline markets. In compiling th...
$183.01), one of the best Vanguard funds under the “sector and specialty” category. Demand for better medical treatments continues to grow as more Americans enter old age. In fact, analysts forecast that health-care stocks will report the second-highest earnings growth among the S&P sectors f...
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Type: Large blend Assets under management: $65.2 billion Dividend yield: 2.0% Expenses: 0.06%, or $6 annually for every $10,000 invested When it comes to the best index funds, the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG, $153.25) is an excellent choice i...
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) The Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seeks to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Value index, which measures the returns of small-cap value stocks. The fund holds more than 800 stocks and has 6 percent of its assets in the top 10 holdings...
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Overview:As its name suggests, the Vanguard S&P 500 tracks the S&P 500 index, and it’s one of the largest funds on the market with hundreds of billions in the fund. This ETF began trading in 2010, and it’s backed byVanguard, one of the powerhouses of ...
Today, we’re going to highlight the four best retirement funds Vanguard has to offer. Since my favorite retirement fund closed its doors to new investors, I had to find more high quality, high income and low cost options for readers like you to consider. The Vanguard Group is the top ...
Realty Income, S&P Global, Tesla, Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Growth ETF, and Vanguard Real Estate ETF. The Motley Fool recommends 3M and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has adisclo...
Vanguard Ultra Short-term Tax-ExemptVWSUX The list of the best bond funds covers a hodgepodge of investment styles. It includes bond funds focusing on fixed-income securities with different maturities and credit qualities and features both taxable-bond funds and municipal-bond funds. It encompasses...
large-cap funds failed to outperform the S&P 500 index, as of Dec. 31, 2023. Actively managed funds still have use cases for certain investors, such as hedging or providing income. For investors who have already accumulated a sizable nest egg and are more focused on capital preservation, ...