VTI - You Should Get To Know VTI The Total Market ETF Goliath

2024-06-08 01:52:55 ET

Summary

• Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is a massive fund with $1.5 trillion in net assets.
• VTI follows a total market approach but skews towards large cap holdings, resulting in a return profile similar to the S&P 500.
• The fund may be a compelling option for investors with a positive outlook on the broad market and economy.

A Rising Ship

Readers of this site are, generally, a breed of investor a bit more discerning than the average--after all, taking time to research individual stock selections isn't for the faint of heart, and some would just as soon throw a dart at a wall to pick a stock than read a quarterly report. For those dart-throwing folks, finding a handful of all-weather ETFs or mutual funds is generally the preferred investment strategy. While the individual stock-picking crowd has, in our experience, a general tendency to look down on ETFs as almost some form of investment cheating, we believe that there is a place in everyone's portfolio for an ETF or two when ideas or scarce or one's conviction about a broader sector or market is bullish overall....

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