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I always personally feel like a good way to find an ETF for a specific subject or sector is to look at what the big players are using. It’s not a perfect way to do so, but it does give you a good idea of ETF’s that are generally liquid and have low fees. These ETF’s most likely have low spreads, lots of trading activity and are priced accurately (close to NAV).
So here we go, as of this morning, here are the top 25 ETF’s based on their outstanding market cap:
As discussed last week, SPY, the Spider which tracks the S&P500 Index is by far the biggest with GLD holding the second position, but there are still many interesting facts about this table:
#1-The three most expensive funds are all Ishares funds: EEM has been discussed in the past and there is no excuse in my opinion to not hold VWO. However, it is not as true for FXI and EWZ. Those markets have more fees & regulations for outsiders that make it more expensive to trade. I do not expect a much cheaper alternative to come around right away. Cheaper? Sure. But not anything comparable to the EEM vs VWO situation.
#2-The number of top ETF’s dedicated to bonds is higher than even a few months ago (5) and rising fast as individuals look for more efficient ways to invest in fixed income. The expense ratio fees of Vanguard’s BND of .11% is very impressive considering it is trading bonds which are usually more expensive to trade than equities.
#3-Despite all of the talk about energy and commodity ETF’s, very few made the top list. GLD sits at #2 of course but you then have to wait for #22 to see the next (and only other) commodity ETF.
Any thoughts? Any surprises when you look at this list?
Ticker Name CUR_MKT_CAP Price Total Return YTD EXPENSE_RATIO
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $66,494,990,000 $108.04 (3.05) 0.0945
GLD SPDR Gold Trust $39,803,020,000 $107.04 (0.25) 0.4
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund $34,173,980,000 $38.44 (7.37) 0.72
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund $33,580,920,000 $51.75 (6.39) 0.35
IVV iShares S&P 500 Index Fund/US $21,508,040,000 $108.39 (3.06) 0.09
VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF $19,874,590,000 $38.36 (6.44) 0.27
TIP iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund $19,652,000,000 $104.01 0.30 0.2
QQQQ Powershares QQQ $17,825,500,000 $43.76 (4.35) 0.2
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $13,313,060,000 $54.77 (2.84) 0.07
IWM iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund $12,993,270,000 $61.02 (2.27) 0.2
LQD iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund $12,112,690,000 $103.83 0.12 0.15
AGG iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund $11,314,380,000 $104.02 1.12 0.2
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund $10,846,700,000 $48.24 (3.23) 0.2
EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund $10,261,250,000 $66.63 (10.70) 0.65
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund $8,632,104,000 $55.96 (2.51) 0.2
DIA DIAMONDS Trust Series I $8,260,050,000 $101.27 (2.69) 0.17
MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust $7,991,898,000 $129.89 (1.40) 0.25
FXI iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund $7,886,286,000 $38.91 (7.93) 0.73
SHY iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund $7,522,200,000 $83.57 0.84 0.15
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $6,806,514,000 $79.23 1.13 0.11
IJH iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund $6,564,832,000 $71.34 (1.48) 0.2
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund $5,998,637,000 $55.59 (2.49) 0.22
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund $5,630,431,000 $13.95 (3.12) 0.22
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund $5,531,568,000 $55.69 (3.97) 0.18
GDX Market Vectors - Gold Miners ETF $5,454,432,000 $43.94 (4.91) 0.55
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I know the market has not done well this year and it’s early, but only 5 out of 25 ETFs on the are in the black. Not a great start to the year!
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@Ron – Indeed, I was honestly surprised to see such poor performances, you kind of get the impression that returns have been up and down but I guess they are mostly down.
Should you add the One Year Return %? Tks!
Just discover NFO Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF. Expense ratio at 0.65%, One year return 108%, totally outperforming the market!! I think it’s worth a look and should be in your 25 top list!!! What do you think about that ETF?
@OneDay – Good point, will try to add that info in future graphs, it is indeed useful!
@John – Wow, that is amazing, will have to look into this, where did you hear about it?
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