ETF Profiles and Data

About This Section

The /etfs/ section contains entity-level profiles for individual exchange-traded funds. Each profile is a canonical reference page, not a marketing document. Facts are sourced from the fund issuer's current prospectus, product page or regulatory filing and are cited with an as of date.

The education hub at ETF Investing and Fund Analysis covers how ETFs work, creation/redemption mechanics, expense ratios, tracking error, and due diligence frameworks. This section is distinct: it covers specific funds, not the mechanics of ETFs as a product category.

S&P 500 and Broad Market ETFs

• SPY: State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, the first U.S.-listed ETF, launched January 22, 1993; tracks S&P 500; 0.0945% expense ratio as of September 2026.
• VOO: Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, launched September 7, 2010; tracks S&P 500; 0.03% expense ratio as of April 2026.
• IVV: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, launched May 15, 2000; tracks S&P 500; 0.03% expense ratio as of 2026.
• VTI: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, launched May 24, 2001; tracks Morningstar U.S. Total Market Index; 0.03% expense ratio as of April 2026.
• QQQ: Invesco QQQ ETF, launched March 10, 1999; tracks Nasdaq-100 Index; 0.18% expense ratio as of September 2026.

Categories

• Large-Cap S&P 500 ETFs, funds designed to track the S&P 500 large-cap U.S. equity index: SPY, VOO, IVV and related products.
• Broad Market ETFs, funds that extend beyond the S&P 500 to represent the full U.S. or global equity market: VTI and similar total-market funds.

Related Resources

• ETF Investing and Fund Analysis Hub, how ETFs work, creation/redemption, tracking error, due diligence.
• ETF Overlap Analyzer, compare holdings overlap between two funds.
• ETF Cost Comparison Tool, side-by-side expense ratio and cost modeling.
• How ETFs Work, creation/redemption, arbitrage, authorized participants.
• Expense Ratios and Total Cost of ETF Ownership