Comparison of Top US ETFs
This page reviews a group of leading exchange-traded funds, focusing on their key characteristics such as the tracked index, assets under management, the annual expense ratio, and long-term performance, to give you comprehensive information about the most important investment funds.
| Description | Ticker | Inception date | Assets Under Management (AUM) | Expense ratio | 5-year performance | Average annual return since inception |
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| An exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of the healthcare sector in the US market | XLV | Dec 16th, 1998 | $35 billion | 0.08% | 52.72% | 8.68% |
| An exchange-traded fund investing in US stocks with high cash dividends, tracking the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index | SCHD | Oct 20th, 2011 | $67 billion | 0.06% | 96.7% | 12.94% |
| An exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, for US and global markets | VT | Jun 24th, 2008 | $54.2 billion | 0.06% | 57% | 7.45% |
| An exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index, covering all companies listed on the US market | VTI | May 24th, 2001 | $443.42 billion | 0.03% | 96% | 8.5% |
| An exchange-traded fund tracking the spot price of gold | GLD | Nov 18th, 2004 | $101.07 billion | 0.40% | 86.13% | 9.57% |
| An active fund tracking the Dow Jones Islamic index of the largest 100 global companies excluding the US | UMMA | Jan 7th, 2022 | $117 million | 0.65% | - | -0.2% |
| An exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index for US stocks | QQQ | Mar 10th, 1999 | $297.172 billion | 0.20% | 162.21% | 9.95% |
| A Shariah-compliant fund tracking the S&P 500 Index for US stocks | SPUS | Dec 17th, 2019 | $1.10 billion | 0.45% | 135.28% | 16.62% |
Last updated: July 31, 2025
Source: this data was collected from multiple sources, including the funds' official websites and TradingView for performance metrics.
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