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Best ETFs for Long-Term Growth
Funds for money you can leave alone for years. They hold broad baskets of stocks, from the S&P 500 to total-market and international indexes, and aim to track those markets cheaply. Each fund is graded against the other funds in its own category.
Categories for Long-Term Growth
| Category | Top graded fund | Category return, YTDReturn YTDIts funds’ return since 1 January, weighted by assets. | Assets | Funds | Cheapest fund | A or B share |
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| Category | Top graded fund | Category return, YTDReturn YTDIts funds’ return since 1 January, weighted by assets. | Assets | Funds | Cheapest fund | A or B share |
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Built for this goal | ||||||
Major Indexes | ||||||
| S&P 500 | ASPYM | +13.5% | $2.98T | 14 | Also top graded | 9 of 14 |
| Total US Market | AITOT | +13.4% | $904B | 10 | ABBUS | 8 of 10 |
| Nasdaq-100 | AQQQM | +13.0% | $574B | 10 | AIQQ | 6 of 10 |
| Other Major Indexes | ASPYV | +14.5% | $225B | 42 | ASCHK | 20 of 42 |
| S&P MidCap 400 | ASPMD | +13.9% | $190B | 11 | Also top graded | 8 of 11 |
| S&P SmallCap 600 | ASPSM | +20.0% | $155B | 13 | Also top graded | 9 of 13 |
| MSCI ACWI / World | AVT | +12.9% | $127B | 6 | Also top graded | 5 of 6 |
Factor & Screened Index | ||||||
| US Growth Index | ASPYG | +5.9% | $764B | 35 | AVUG | 22 of 35 |
| US ESG & Values Index | AKLMN | +13.6% | $73.7B | 47 | AUSCL | 29 of 47 |
Broad Stock Market | ||||||
| US Small-Cap | ASCHA | +16.5% | $244B | 16 | AVB | 10 of 16 |
| US Large-Cap | ASCHX | +12.6% | $213B | 29 | ABKLC | 17 of 29 |
| US Mid-Cap | AIMCB | +15.9% | $192B | 13 | AVO | 8 of 13 |
| US Mega-Cap | AMGC | +12.0% | $36.9B | 6 | Also top graded | 4 of 6 |
| US Stocks | AGSUS | +12.6% | $7.88B | 7 | Also top graded | 3 of 7 |
Multi-Asset & Alternatives | ||||||
| Multi-Asset Allocation | AUCBG | +9.1% | $15.3B | 37 | Also top graded | 17 of 37 |
| Balanced Allocation | AAOR | +6.9% | $13.9B | 5 | Also top graded | 3 of 5 |
| Target Date | AITDC | +10.5% | $702M | 9 | AITDB | 9 of 9 |
Also fits this goal | ||||||
Major Indexes | ||||||
| Developed International Core | AIDEV | +13.5% | $753B | 20 | AVEA | 14 of 20 |
| MSCI Emerging Markets Core | AIEMG | +14.0% | $200B | 5 | Also top graded | 3 of 5 |
Factor & Screened Index | ||||||
| US Value Index | ASCHV | +23.1% | $498B | 40 | AVTV | 24 of 40 |
| US Multifactor | AVONV | +16.7% | $349B | 99 | AVYM | 50 of 99 |
| US Quality Index | AJQUA | —No data | $120B | 26 | Also top graded | 14 of 26 |
| US Equal Weight | AEUSA | +15.6% | $9.04B | 9 | AGSEW | 6 of 9 |
Broad Stock Market | ||||||
| Total International Market | AVEU | +12.3% | $322B | 8 | Also top graded | 7 of 8 |
| Emerging Markets Total Market | AVWO | +5.7% | $163B | 5 | Also top graded | 3 of 5 |
| International Small-Cap | ASCHC | +9.1% | $41.8B | 16 | AVSS | 9 of 16 |
| Emerging Markets Stocks | AVEXC | +11.6% | $10.8B | 20 | Also top graded | 15 of 20 |
| International Stocks | —No data | +10.4% | $498M | 3 | —IQSI | —No data |
Active Equity | ||||||
| US Active Equity | AAVLC | +13.0% | $268B | 121 | ATACU | 52 of 121 |
| US Active Growth | AJUSA | +3.2% | $64.8B | 90 | AFELG | 36 of 90 |
| Global Active Growth | ACGGO | +10.1% | $13B | 8 | Also top graded | 2 of 8 |
| US Active Momentum | AJMOM | +12.5% | $8.25B | 20 | Also top graded | 7 of 20 |
| International Active Growth | BCGXU | +8.6% | $7.85B | 14 | —PJIN | 4 of 14 |
| Emerging Markets Active Growth | ACGNG | +6.3% | $3.3B | 9 | AFFEM | 2 of 9 |
Accelerated Upside | ||||||
| Nasdaq-100 Accelerated | BQBQV | —No data | $199M | 8 | CQAU | 2 of 8 |
ETF lists for this Goal: Lowest-fee ETFs, Retirement ETFs.