The Best Vanguard ETF to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade (It Has Significant AI Exposure)
View original at nasdaq.comThe Best Vanguard ETF to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade (It Has Significant AI Exposure) Key Points The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF carries an expense ratio of just 0.03%…
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A $1,000 investment in Netflix at the time of Stock Advisor's December 17, 2004 recommendation would be worth $481,589 as of May 22, 2026
60% confidenceNvidia supplies the chips powering much of the AI build-out and is VOO's biggest holding
60% confidenceApple remains the world's largest consumer hardware company
60% confidenceInformation technology accounts for roughly 34% of the VOO fund, with financial services and communication services rounding out the three largest sectors
60% confidenceThe Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is the best Vanguard ETF to own for the next decade due to its extremely low fee and deep exposure to America's most dominant companies
60% confidenceThe SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) charges about 0.09%, triple the cost of VOO
60% confidenceVOO's top 10 holdings combined add up to more than 36% of total assets
60% confidenceVOO's top five holdings — Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet — account for roughly a quarter of the entire fund
60% confidenceThe S&P 500's trailing 10-year annualized return is roughly 15%
60% confidenceDollar-cost averaging may be the smartest approach for investors looking to hedge against the risk of buying VOO at the wrong time
60% confidenceAmazon Web Services is the world's largest cloud infrastructure provider
60% confidenceInvestors poured well over $100 billion of new money into VOO in 2025 alone
60% confidenceIn the S&P 500's more than 50-year history, negative 10-year stretches have been rare
60% confidenceVOO's heavy tilt toward U.S. mega-cap tech means it could come under pressure if the AI build-out disappoints or if rising rates and stretched valuations weigh on growth stocks
60% confidenceStock Advisor's total average return is 993%, versus 208% for the S&P 500
60% confidenceVOO net assets are approaching $1 trillion, a level no other ETF has ever reached
60% confidenceA $1,000 investment in Nvidia at the time of Stock Advisor's April 15, 2005 recommendation would be worth $1,345,714 as of May 22, 2026
60% confidenceVOO's expense ratio is 0.03%, while the average fund in its category charges around 0.67%
60% confidenceVanguard is essentially owned by its funds, which in turn are owned by its investors, aligning incentives toward continually lowering costs
60% confidenceThe S&P 500 has produced an average annual total return of about 10.3% with dividends reinvested since 1957
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