3 Things Every Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Investor Needs to Know

The S&P 500 is the world's most widely followed equity index, and the world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) confirms as much.Each of the top three U.S.-listed ETFs, including the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), tracks the S&P 500. Led by the Vanguard fund at $865 billion, those three ETFs combine for a staggering $2.28 trillion in assets under management (AUM). The other members of that trio are the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: IVV) and the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY).The Vanguard ETF's AUM lead over the second-place iShares fund is sizable at north of $124 billion, but there are other details for investors, particularly those new to the game, to consider. Let's look at three important ones here.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool