Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a class of funds offered by Vanguard. Vanguard's underlying indexes cover both individual sectors, such as materials and energy, and domestic and international indexes. ETFs can have thousands of stocks or bonds in a single fund, so they provide more flexibility for portfolios.
Vanguard Group Inc's top holdings are Apple Inc. (US:AAPL) , Microsoft Corporation (US:MSFT) , NVIDIA Corporation (US:NVDA) , Amazon.com, Inc. (US:AMZN) , and Meta Platforms, Inc. (US:META) .
The Vanguard Financials ETF was one of the best-performing funds in the Vanguard family in 2024, racking up a gain of almost 28%. Its total return was even higher thanks to a dividend yield that stands at 1.54% right now. Valuation isn't a concern with this ETF.
Vanguard ETFs deliver versatility and liquidity at a low cost. Our carefully curated lineup of index and active ETFs offers the building blocks to create low-cost, diversified portfolios for your clients. In fact, some of the most widely held ETFs in the industry are from Vanguard.
About Vanguard
Within the industry, Vanguard is a leader in offering passively managed mutual funds and ETFs. It is known for its: Stability.
2024-02-13 - Vanguard Group Inc has filed an SC 13G/A form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing ownership of 664,882,153 shares of Microsoft Corporation (US:MSFT). This represents 8.95 percent ownership of the company.
Holding too many ETFs in your portfolio introduces inefficiencies that in the long term will have a detrimental impact on the risk/reward profile of your portfolio. For most personal investors, an optimal number of ETFs to hold would be 5 to 10 across asset classes, geographies, and other characteristics.
The securities that underlie the funds are held by a custodian, not by Vanguard. Vanguard is paid by the funds to provide administration and other services. If Vanguard ever did go bankrupt, the funds would not be affected and would simply hire another firm to provide these services.
That's why the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC, $199.45) is among the safest Vanguard funds for a bear market. This ETF provides exposure to more than 100 companies that specialize in human necessities.
BlackRock, which has offered shares to the public since its 1999 IPO, is mostly owned by institutional investors, including the Vanguard Group, State Street Corp. (STT 0.57%), Bank of America (BAC -0.11%), and Temasek Holdings, a Singapore state-owned conglomerate.
Vanguard is the world's second-largest investment company or brokerage firm, offering a range of active and passive options, as well as a competitive fee structure and other attractive selling points. BlackRock, Inc. is the world's largest investment firm and asset manager.
With a mutual fund, you buy and sell based on dollars, not market price or shares. And you can specify any dollar amount you want—down to the penny or as a nice round figure, like $3,000. With an ETF, you buy and sell based on market price—and you can only trade full shares.