Which S&P 500 Fund is the Better Choice: SPY or IVV?

The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:IVV) and the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT:SPY) track the same index, but IVV offers lower costs and a higher dividend yield.Both funds are designed to provide investors with broad exposure to large-capitalization U.S. equities by tracking the S&P 500 Index. While the SPDR trust is the industry pioneer with unmatched trading volume, the iShares fund could be more appealing for long-term buy-and-hold portfolios due to its lower carrying costs.Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool