Best ETFs for 2024: Best U.S. equity ETFs
The MoneySense Best ETFs panel reveals what to look at for the best exchange-traded funds for exposure to companies south of the border.
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The MoneySense Best ETFs panel reveals what to look at for the best exchange-traded funds for exposure to companies south of the border.
The United States market accounts for a whopping 60% of global stock market capitalization, so it’s impossible to construct a truly balanced portfolio without substantial exposure to the U.S. It has also been the most consistently rewarding of the major investing regions over the past decade. And you can enjoy rock-bottom fees on index funds.
The real question around choosing a U.S. equity core fund revolves around how you want to slice and dice it. Some investors like the plain-vanilla S&P 500. Others prefer to torque their Magnificent 7 exposure with a Nasdaq-focused fund. Still others want broader exposure that includes small and mid-caps.
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The one thing almost all our judges could agree on is low fees for U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which is how iShares Core S&P US Total Market Index ETF (XUU) and TD U.S. Equity Index ETF (TPU) rose to the top of our polling. But there was also strong support for Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN), which for a slightly higher fee includes exposure to more than 3,500 U.S. stocks. In other words, if one or two of those smaller holdings turn out to be the next Nvidia, the fund’s holders will benefit.
In the table below, you’ll find the best U.S. equity ETFs for Canadian investors, as judged by our panel. Slide the columns right or left using your fingers or mouse to reveal more data. You can download the data to your device in Excel, CSV and PDF formats.
wdt_ID | Fund name | Ticker | Management fee | MER | Holdings | Description |
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1 | Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index | VUN | 0.15% | 0.17% | 3,725 | Exposure to a huge number of stocks for a slightly higher fee |
2 | iShares Core S&P U.S. Total Market Index | XUU | 0.07% | 0.07% | 2,671 | Low fees, broad diversification, low tracking error |
3 | TD U.S. Equity Index | TPU | 0.06% | 0.07% | 497 | Tracks Solactive index with very low turnover |
Fund name | Ticker | Management fee | MER | Holdings | Description |
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Excellent work, much appreciated. Jim