s&p 500

Investors face the dilemma of the US being their favoured equity market but having to get creative to avoid adding allocations to large tech names. Thankfully, ETFs offer several alternatives to market cap-weighted S&P 500 trackers.By the start of the year, the infamous ‘magnificent seven’ comprised twice the weight of the top seven S&P…

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO 0.23%) is one of the largest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by assets under management (AUM). The ETF had over $430 billion in AUM in mid-2024, ranking it the third-biggest ETF. The fund's massive size, low cost, and focus have made…

Vanguard is a pioneer in index investing and launched its first ETF in 2001This ETF provides exposure to some of the largest companies in the USIt’s a low-cost way to track the performance of the S&P 500 indexHow it fits in a portfolio An ETF is a basket of investments that often includes company shares or bonds. They tend to track the…

There's nothing wrong with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index. It reflects the overall health of the American stock market, with a quality filter based on market capitalization. Investing in this market tracker through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) gives you a ton of diversification…

How is SPY stock faring? The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is up 3.5% in the past five days and has risen 25.41% over the past year. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, determined based on a weighted average of its holdings’ analyst ratings, SPY is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $611.64 implies an…

The S&P 500 has hit several all-time highs over the last year and remains a key investment option for those looking for exposure to the largest American public companies. A popular social media account focused on dividend stock investing highlighted how investors scared of properly timing the market may miss out on future gains. What…

The S&P 500 is one of the most reliable wealth-building mechanisms the world has ever seen. It's beautifully simple: an index of the U.S.'s 500 most prominent companies at any given time. The companies in the S&P 500 have changed over the years, but the index's long-term results -- mind-blowing wealth -- remain the same. A $100…

The S&P 500 (SPY) is consolidating just under the recent highs. With that investors are focused on 2 main things: Earnings season ..and what that means for future rate cuts There is a lot to dig into on these fronts and we will tackle them both in today’s Reitmeister Total Return commentary. Market Outlook Some of you may think there are 3…

How is SPY stock faring? The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is down 0.19% in the past five days but has risen 40.92% over the past year. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, determined based on a weighted average of its holdings’ analyst ratings, SPY is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $638.37 implies an…

Key Morningstar Metrics for SPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustMorningstar Medalist Rating: SilverProcess Pillar: HighPeople Pillar: Above AverageParent Pillar: Above AverageSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY offers a well-diversified, market-cap-weighted portfolio of 500 of the largest US stocks. It accurately represents the US large-cap opportunity set…