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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.

The categories for Long-Term Growth, by Group
Category	Funds	Assets	Category return, YTD	A or B share	Top graded fund	Cheapest fund
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Major Indexes
S&P 500	14	$3.72T	+12.8%	10 of 14	ASPYM	ASPYM
Total US Market	11	$2.52T	+12.5%	8 of 11	AITOT	ABBUS
Nasdaq-100	10	$605B	+15.9%	5 of 10	AQQQM	AQNDX
Other Major Indexes	42	$285B	+11.1%	21 of 42	ASPYV	ASCHK
S&P MidCap 400	11	$188B	+10.4%	8 of 11	ASPMD	ASPMD
S&P SmallCap 600	13	$152B	+14.0%	9 of 13	ASPSM	ASPSM
MSCI ACWI / World	6	$147B	+12.3%	5 of 6	AVT	AVT
Factor & Screened Index
US Growth Index	35	$984B	+7.9%	24 of 35	ASPYG	AVUG
US ESG & Values Index	48	$74.6B	+12.7%	30 of 48	AKLMN	AUSCL
Broad Stock Market
US Small-Cap	16	$345B	+11.4%	10 of 16	ASCHA	AVB
US Mid-Cap	13	$304B	+12.5%	8 of 13	AIMCB	AVO
US Large-Cap	29	$241B	+12.2%	17 of 29	ABKLC	ABKLC
US Mega-Cap	6	$38.3B	+12.1%	4 of 6	AMGC	AMGC
US Stocks	7	$7.88B	+11.7%	4 of 7	AGSUS	AGSUS
Multi-Asset & Alternatives
Multi-Asset Allocation	37	$15.5B	+9.6%	16 of 37	AUCBG	AUCBG
Balanced Allocation	5	$14B	+5.8%	3 of 5	AAOR	AAOR
Target Date	9	$700M	+9.4%	9 of 9	AITDC	AITDB
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Broad Stock Market
Total International Market	8	$853B	+11.5%	7 of 8	AVXUS	AVEU
Emerging Markets Total Market	5	$204B	+8.8%	3 of 5	AVWO	AVWO
International Small-Cap	16	$44.3B	+8.7%	9 of 16	ASCHC	AVSS
Emerging Markets Stocks	22	$11.9B	+19.6%	15 of 22	AVEXC	AVEXC
International Stocks	3	$519M	+8.6%	—	—	—IQSI
Major Indexes
Developed International Core	21	$843B	+11.3%	15 of 21	AIDEV	AVEA
MSCI Emerging Markets Core	5	$208B	+16.7%	3 of 5	AIEMG	AIEMG
Factor & Screened Index
US Value Index	40	$605B	+18.6%	24 of 40	ASCHV	BRAUS
US Multifactor	99	$367B	+14.3%	49 of 99	AVONV	AVYM
US Quality Index	26	$119B	+16.2%	15 of 26	AQUAL	AJQUA
US Equal Weight	9	$9.02B	+12.2%	6 of 9	AEUSA	AGSEW
Active Equity
US Active Equity	124	$270B	+12.4%	53 of 124	AAVLC	AAAUS
US Active Growth	90	$65.3B	+4.8%	37 of 90	AJUSA	AFELG
Global Active Growth	8	$13.1B	+8.9%	2 of 8	AFFND	AFFND
US Active Momentum	21	$8.3B	+14.2%	8 of 21	AJMOM	AJMOM
International Active Growth	14	$8.09B	+10.9%	7 of 14	BCGXU	—PJIN
Emerging Markets Active Growth	9	$3.36B	+8.8%	2 of 9	ACGNG	AFFEM
Accelerated Upside
Nasdaq-100 Accelerated	8	$209M	—	2 of 8	AQBQV	—QAU

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