Investors are quickly adopting exchange traded funds as a preferred trading vehicle. One of the main benefits of ETFs, according to CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth, a senior director of ETF and mutual fund research, is that “you can get out when you want to.” Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) allows you to diversify your portfolio and acquire exposure to a variety of firms.
Insider Monkey selected diverse funds to buy and hold for the next 10 years. The Invesco QQQ Trust covers the Nasdaq-100 Index’s largest non-financial companies. Since its establishment in 1999, the fund has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 index, and as of December 31, 2021, the fund has grown by $10,000. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF aims to track the Dow Jones US Dividends 100 Index’s total return. Amgen Inc., a firm focused on human medicines, is the fund’s largest investment. The 1-year annual returns of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF as of December 31 were 28.66 percent. The fund’s total net assets were $816.6 billion at the end of December 2021, with the top 10 holdings accounting for 30.1 percent of the overall portfolio. The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF replicates the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, which invests in mid-capitalization US stocks. At the end of February 2022, the 1-year total return was 7.90%, while the benchmark returned 7.98% over the same time period. Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares employs a full-replication technique to replicate the CRSP US Small Cap Index’s performance. On March 10, the energy sector once again outperformed the S&P 500 index, despite crude oil futures falling by more than 2%. For more details, click 10 ETFs to Buy And Hold For The Next 10 Years.
