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Top 50 exchange traded funds ranked by expense ratio

Top 50 exchange traded funds ranked by expense ratio Click column headers to sort fields…

Top 50 exchange traded funds ranked by expense ratio

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Rank Name Ticker Expense ratio YTD return 1-yr return 2-yr return 3-yr return Net assets ($M)
1 Vanguard Large-Cap Index VV 0.066 7.07 8.44 11.35 10.85 1078.9
2 SPDR Trust 1 SPY 0.084 6.14 7.62 10.83 9.98 73767.6
3 iShares S&P 500 Index IVV 0.09 6.17 7.66 10.84 10.01 22761.9
4 iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grade Corporate Bond LQD 0.15 3.99 2.98 4.55 3.51 3102.6
4 iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond SHY 0.15 7.04 7 5.61 4.17 8918.1
4 iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond TLT 0.15 10.76 7.67 7.17 7.57 1301.7
4 iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond IEF 0.15 10.14 8.7 6.97 5.42 2423.7
4 iShares Russell 1000 Index IWB 0.15 6.37 7.72 10.81 10.49 3838.2
9 DIAMONDS Trust 1 DIA 0.168 9.64 11.64 13.57 10.94 9284.2
10 iShares S&P 500 Growth Index IVW 0.18 8.76 9.13 9.66 9.01 6194.8
10 iShares S&P 500 Value Index IVE 0.18 3.49 5.98 11.85 10.83 4425.3
12 iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index IYY 0.2 6.49 7.71 10.89 10.53 688.6
12 iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond AGG 0.2 6.33 5.73 5.69 4.5 7237.6
12 iShares Lehman TIPS Bond TIP 0.2 11.63 9.03 6.46 5.34 4757.4
12 iShares Morningstar Large Core Index JKD 0.2 9.46 11.72 12.54 10.69 175.6
12 iShares NYSE 100 Index NYC 0.2 4.85 7.38 10.76 9.56 136.1
12 iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index IWF 0.2 12.04 12.41 10.26 10.01 14765.2
12 iShares Russell 1000 Value Index IWD 0.2 0.69 2.94 11.16 10.71 9681.8
12 iShares Russell 2000 Index IWM 0.2 -1.41 -1.09 7.69 7.8 12576.6
12 iShares Russell 3000 Index IWV 0.2 5.68 6.95 10.53 10.24 3099.2
12 iShares Russell Midcap Index IWR 0.2 5.76 5.72 10.86 12.61 4031.3
12 iShares S&P 100 Index OEF 0.2 6.73 8.63 11.94 9.62 4243.2
12 iShares S&P 1500 Index ISI 0.2 5.97 7.22 10.47 9.99 234.3
12 iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index IJH 0.2 8.02 7.48 9.44 11.71 5189.7
12 iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index IJR 0.2 0.35 0.32 6.89 8.21 4698.9
12 PowerShares QQQ Trust 1 QQQQ 0.2 20.84 18.42 12.6 10.57 21608
12 Rydex Russell Top 50 Index XLG 0.2 5.18 7.48 10.3 N/A 681.4
28 SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Growth Index ELG 0.204 10.89 11.21 9.87 8.87 309.1
28 SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Value Index ELV 0.204 2.89 5.21 11.99 10.86 140.8
28 SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Index ELR 0.204 6.87 8.27 11.11 N/A 10.7
28 SPDR DJ Wilshire Total Market Index TMW 0.204 6.07 7.26 10.51 10.32 134
32 Vanguard InfoTech ETF VGT 0.216 13.54 12.4 9.98 9.4 589.4
33 Vanguard Energy ETF VDE 0.217 25.5 21.81 23.12 26.43 736.3
33 Vanguard Health Care ETF VHT 0.217 10.59 11.55 10.07 10.55 513.8
35 Vanguard Industrials ETF VIS 0.218 14.08 15.02 14.97 12.57 256.4
35 Vanguard Materials ETF VAW 0.218 23.9 24.93 23.14 15.88 368.3
37 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VDC 0.22 13.99 16.92 14.97 12.67 335.3
38 Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF VCR 0.221 -7.04 -5.24 3.82 3.01 144.5
38 Vanguard Utilities ETF VPU 0.221 16.77 17.83 19.67 18.71 311
40 Vanguard Telecommunications Services ETF VOX 0.222 4.22 8.41 17.77 14.61 263.5
41 Vanguard Financials ETF VFH 0.224 -13.22 -10.46 1.73 4.56 349.1
42 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR XLP 0.237 13.6 16.43 14.1 11.55 2012.8
42 Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR XLY 0.237 -9.02 -6.96 3.39 1.77 804.9
42 Technology Select Sector SPDR XLK 0.237 13.15 12.77 10.93 9.17 2939.7
45 Energy Select Sector SPDR XLE 0.238 26.25 23.12 23.32 26.76 5379.2
45 Financial Select Sector SPDR XLF 0.238 -14.1 -10.81 1.17 4.19 3678
45 Materials Select Sector SPDR XLB 0.238 20.77 21.66 21.31 14.7 1475.6
45 Utilities Select Sector SPDR XLU 0.238 18.8 20.12 20.38 19.67 2642.3
49 Health Care Select Sector SPDR XLV 0.239 10.26 11.56 10.47 9.91 2324.7
50 Industrials Select Sector SPDR XLI 0.241 13.55 14.25 13.91 10.79 1773.2
Returns as of Nov. 30; assets as of Oct.31. Universe: equity and fixed-income distinct portfolios; for funds with more than one share class, the oldest share class is used Source: Source: Lipper Inc.

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