Index Mutual Funds: Traditional index funds that pool investor money to mirror a market index. They are priced at the end of the trading day and may have higher minimum investments compared to ETFs.

1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Index Fund Overview Key Metrics: Share Price: $545.04 Average Daily Volume: 6.2 million shares Expense Ratio: 0.03% Number of Holdings: 504 Dividend Yield: 1.2% 5 ...

Brennan and Erin Schlagbaum switched from index funds to ETFs in October 2024. Vanguard's new automatic ETF investing prompted the conversion. The ETFs they switched to have a slightly lower ...

Index funds do much of the work investing for you, but they also have an edge that makes them so successful. The S&P 500 is made up of 500 of the most valuable and successful U.S. companies.