SPY, perhaps the best known ETF and a standard bearer for the ETF ecosystem overall, launched 33 years ago today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) holds just under $700 billion in AUM at press time, matching its historical significance with its sheer asset size.
Markets have been turbulent and uncertainty have been high. But one of the biggest stories in the ETF market this year has been the nonstop impressive asset-gathering pace of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO).