3 Vanguard ETFs to Buy That Are Crushing the S&P 500 in 2026

2026-02-23 12:55:00 ET

As of market close on Feb. 17, the S&P 500 is flat on the year. At first glance, you may think that stocks are going nowhere, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

Mega cap growth stocks have been falling, while plenty of other stocks are soaring -- especially in sectors that don't make up a large share of the index -- like consumer staples, energy, industrials, and materials. In fact, if you were to weight each component in the S&P 500 evenly instead of by market capitalization , the index is actually up 5.5% year to date.

Here are three value-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are crushing the S&P 500 in 2026 but are still buys now.

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