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Best ETFs for Portfolio Diversification

Funds that add something a US stock index does not already give you: international and emerging markets, bonds, real assets or strategies that move on their own schedule. Each fund is graded against the other funds in its own category.

Categories for Diversify

The categories for Diversify, by Group
CategoryFundsAssetsCategory return, YTDA or B shareTop graded fundCheapest fund

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Broad Stock Market

Total International Market8$853B+11.5%7 of 8AVXUSAVEU
Emerging Markets Total Market5$204B+8.8%3 of 5AVWOAVWO
International Small-Cap16$44.3B+8.7%9 of 16ASCHCAVSS
Asia-Pacific Region7$33.4B+19.2%3 of 7AVPLAVPL
Emerging Markets Stocks22$11.9B+19.6%15 of 22AVEXCAVEXC
International Stocks (USD-Hedged)5$1.95B+12.5%2 of 5BDBAWBDBAW
International Stocks3$519M+8.6%———IQSI

Major Indexes

Developed International Core21$843B+11.3%15 of 21AIDEVAVEA
MSCI Emerging Markets Core5$208B+16.7%3 of 5AIEMGAIEMG

Sectors

US Real Estate21$110B+7.6%12 of 21ASCHHASCHH
Global & International Real Estate18$16B+1.5%7 of 18AHAUZAHAUZ
Real Estate Sector6$1.01B−14.1%4 of 6BMORTBNURE

Core US Bond

Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)28$94.8B−0.9%18 of 28ADFGPABNDW

Treasury & Government Bond

Treasuries (20+ Year)11$69.8B−5.2%8 of 11AVGLTAVGLT
International Sovereign6$10.3B+0.6%4 of 6AEBNDAEBND

Factor & Screened Index

International ESG & Values Index18$25.6B+10.5%12 of 18AVSGXAVSGX
Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index12$12.8B+19.1%8 of 12AEMXFAEMCS
US Equal Weight9$9.02B+12.2%6 of 9AEUSAAGSEW

Countries & Regions

Europe Region12$22.1B+5.2%8 of 12ASPEUASPEU

Multi-Asset & Alternatives

Alternative Strategies30$15.7B+13.9%11 of 30ALALTALALT
Managed Futures15$9.35B+17.3%7 of 15AWTMFBJPFP
Capital-Efficient Allocation19$6.63B+8.3%7 of 19ANTSXANTSX
Currency-Hedged Funds9$1.52B+7.9%0 of 9CHSBHCGSKH
Merger Arbitrage5$458M+2.9%3 of 5BMNABMNA

Specialty Bonds

Convertible Bond7$13.1B+7.8%3 of 7AICVTAICVT
Emerging Markets Bonds (Local Currency)7$6.63B+1.3%3 of 7AEMLCAEMLC

Themes

Listed Private Markets12$3.73B−4.4%5 of 12AGTPEBGPZ

Currencies

Single Currency9$2.39B+1.5%3 of 9BFXBBFXY
Other Currency2$121M−1.0%———CEW

Also fits this goal

Broad Stock Market

US Small-Cap16$345B+11.4%10 of 16ASCHAAVB
US Mid-Cap13$304B+12.5%8 of 13AIMCBAVO

Commodities

Physical Gold10$256B−3.5%9 of 10AGLDMAIAUM
Physical Commodities9$37.9B−19.6%6 of 9ASIVRASIVR
Broad Commodity Futures23$22.5B+43.5%9 of 23ACERYABCI
Commodity Futures14$9.78B+46.4%6 of 14APDBCBUSG

Major Indexes

S&P MidCap 40011$188B+10.4%8 of 11ASPMDASPMD
S&P SmallCap 60013$152B+14.0%9 of 13ASPSMASPSM
MSCI ACWI / World6$147B+12.3%5 of 6AVTAVT

Active Equity

International Active Equity55$81.8B+11.3%23 of 55AAVDEATACN
Emerging Markets Active Equity27$44.3B+17.4%11 of 27AAVEMAAVEM
International Active Value18$33.2B+15.8%6 of 18AAVIVAAVIV
Global Active Equity44$26.4B+9.2%18 of 44AAVGEAAVGE
International Active Growth14$8.09B+10.9%7 of 14BCGXU—PJIN
Global Active Value15$7.23B+13.8%6 of 15AAVGVAAVGV
Global Active Dividend Income8$6.13B+8.0%4 of 8ACGDGACGDG
Emerging Markets Active Growth9$3.36B+8.8%2 of 9ACGNGAFFEM
International Active Dividend Income7$2.09B+10.9%3 of 7BVDIBVDI
Global Active Quality / Moat5$1.51B—2 of 5BFITZBMOTG

Factor & Screened Index

International Dividend Index34$72.5B+13.6%16 of 34AVYMIAVYMI
International Value Index12$66.2B+14.8%8 of 12ADFIVBVDV
International Multifactor30$52.1B+11.3%13 of 30AINTFAGSWO
International Factor Index15$36.7B+8.3%9 of 15AEFAVBVDG
International Quality Index6$21.7B+12.2%4 of 6AQLVDAQLVD
Emerging Markets Factor Index10$17.5B+17.2%4 of 10AEEMVAEEMV
Emerging Markets Multifactor20$11.7B+16.6%8 of 20AEMGFBQLVE
Emerging Markets Dividend Index10$9.53B+17.5%5 of 10ADVYEBDIEM

Themes

Precious Metals Miners18$47.8B+0.3%9 of 18BRINGBAUMI
Infrastructure33$47.6B+7.4%11 of 33AIFRAAIFRA

Treasury & Government Bond

Treasuries (10-20 Year)6$25.5B−4.4%4 of 6ASPTLASPTL

Specialty Bonds

Emerging Markets Bonds (US Dollar)17$23.5B−1.1%10 of 17AVWOBAVWOB

Sectors

Natural Resources14$17.4B+22.7%7 of 14ANANRANANR

Multi-Asset & Alternatives

Multi-Asset Allocation37$15.5B+9.6%16 of 37AUCBGAUCBG
Portfolio Hedging11$1.93B+3.6%6 of 11BPFIXCIRVH

High Yield Bond

International High Yield Bond13$4.31B+0.4%7 of 13AHYDBAHYDB

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