The international ETFs have had quite the impressive year, outperforming the likes of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) as well as the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) so far this year while rolling over far fewer bumps in the road.
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rising 30% within the past month didn't get in the way of inflows for the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO). The ETF notched just over $120.5 billion inflows through November 21, beating out last year's $116 billion.
VOO holds a much broader basket of large-cap U.S. stocks and offers a higher dividend yield than VUG VUG has delivered stronger total returns over one and five years but with higher volatility and a steeper maximum drawdown Both funds are low-cost and highly liquid, though VUG leans more heavily into the technology sector
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The described company operates as an investment fund that primarily focuses on mimicking the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500). The S&P 500 is a well-acknowledged gauge of U.S. stock market performance, reflecting the achievements and trends of large U.S. corporations. By employing an indexing investment strategy, the company aims to offer investors a straightforward means to partake in the returns of the broader U.S. stock market. The fund's investment approach involves investing in all the stocks listed in the S&P 500, maintaining the proportion of each stock's presence in the index as closely as possible. Such strategy signifies that the fund is non-diversified, meaning it concentrates its investments in the stocks of the S&P 500 exclusively, rather than spreading investments across a broader array of securities.
This service is the centerpiece of the company's offering, focusing on providing an investment vehicle that aims to mirror the performance of the S&P 500 Index. By allocating assets across all or almost all stocks present in the index and maintaining their relative weightings, the fund seeks to achieve investment returns that closely track the benchmark's performance. This approach allows investors to gain exposure to the U.S. equity market and participate in the economic growth of the country's large-scale enterprises.