5 Best Index Funds Popular Among Reddit Investors

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1. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Net Assets: $1.22 trillion

The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VTI) is an ETF that tracks the performance of the benchmark CRSP US Total Market Index, which comprises 4,076 small, medium, and large-cap stocks that cover the complete investable universe of the U.S. equity market.

The fund is popular on Reddit due to its significantly low expense ratio. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VTI) has an expense ratio of 0.03%, which substantially reduces the aspect of tracking errors. Meanwhile, the expense ratio of other similar funds, on average, stands at 0.80%. The top 10 holdings of the ETF represent 22.47% of the portfolio value. Some of the notable stocks included in the portfolio are Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA).

The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VTI) offers a dividend yield of 1.47% as of August 24. Over 80% of the ETF’s portfolio replicates the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, while the remaining 20% provides exposure to mid and small-cap companies.

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