Breadth of the index
Whether the fund holds developed markets only or emerging markets too. This changes what it is exposed to more than any other single choice.
Category
Best Long-Term Core ETFs
Broad, diversified funds most often researched as the core of a long-horizon portfolio. Ranked by TradeAlpha Score with costs, performance and risk measured from observed prices.
Category
Long-Term Core
Broad, diversified funds most often researched as the core of a long-horizon portfolio.
SPY · SPDR
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
A US large-cap index wrapper widely used as a liquidity and benchmarking reference
Score 87.81Y +19.5%
VOO · Vanguard
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Low-cost S&P 500 beta wrapper for broad US large-cap exposure
Score 84.91Y +19.6%
IWM · iShares
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
US small-capitalisation breadth exposure sensitive to domestic credit conditions
Score 81.51Y +34.1%
VTI · Vanguard
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
Total US equity-market wrapper spanning large, mid and small capitalization exposure
Score 81.11Y +19.8%
EUNL · iShares
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Developed-market global equity exposure listed on XETRA
Score 75.61Y +23.1%
VWCE · Vanguard
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation
Global equity exposure spanning developed and emerging markets in a single fund
Score 73.41Y +24.5%
IWDA · iShares
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Developed-market global equity exposure, widely researched as a portfolio core
Score 731Y +23.1%
VWRL · Vanguard
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF
Global all-world equity exposure listed in Europe
Score 701Y +24.4%
VUSA · Vanguard
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF
European-listed exposure to the US large-cap index
Score 66.21Y +22.5%
VUAA · Vanguard
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Accumulation
European-listed exposure to the US large-cap index
Score 63.31Y +22.5%
How to compare
What separates funds in this category
Accumulating or distributing
Whether income is reinvested inside the fund or paid out, which affects tax treatment and whether reinvestment is manual.
Ongoing cost
Charged every year on the whole balance, so small differences compound noticeably over a long horizon.
Side by side
All funds in this category
| Ticker | Fund | Score | 1Y return |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 87.8 | +19.5% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 84.9 | +19.6% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 81.5 | +34.1% |
| VTI | Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | 81.1 | +19.8% |
| EUNL | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 75.6 | +23.1% |
| VWCE | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation | 73.4 | +24.5% |
| IWDA | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 73 | +23.1% |
| VWRL | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF | 70 | +24.4% |
| VUSA | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | 66.2 | +22.5% |
| VUAA | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Accumulation | 63.3 | +22.5% |
Ordered by TradeAlpha Score. Blank cells mean the value is not published for that fund. Ordering describes structural quality, not expected return.
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