What are the biggest ETFs doing?
A handful of giant funds hold most of the money invested through ETFs, and between them they cover US stocks, the rest of the world and bonds. How they are doing is a quick read on how most investors’ portfolios are doing.
Updated Oct 9, 2026
4 of 25 beat the S&P
The 25 largest ETFs hold about $3.8 trillion. This year 4 of them have beaten the S&P 500’s +14%; the best is XLK and the weakest TLT.
The 25 largest ETFs
Sorted by assets. Bond funds pay most of their return as income, so their price change understates it. Select a row for its chart. Select a column to sort.
| Fund | Type | Assets | Trend | 1M | YTD | vs S&P, YTD | 1Y | Past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | Broad | $620B | 50Neutral | +2.7% | +14% | 0 pts | +16% | |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Broad | $580B | 50Neutral | +2.7% | +14% | 0 pts | +16% | |
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | Broad | $430B | 46Neutral | +2.3% | +14% | 0 pts | +15% | |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | Broad | $330B | 54Neutral | +6.0% | +22% | +8 pts | +23% | |
| VUG Vanguard Growth ETF | Broad | $160B | 60Neutral | +5.5% | +13% | −1 pts | +13% | |
| VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | Intl | $140B | 38Neutral | −2.2% | +13% | −2 pts | +16% | |
| VTV Vanguard Value ETF | Broad | $130B | 33Neutral | −0.8% | +15% | +1 pts | +18% | |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | Bond | $120B | 19Weak | −1.5% | −5% | −19 pts | −5% | |
| AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | Bond | $120B | 19Weak | −1.5% | −5% | −19 pts | −6% | |
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | Income | $102B | 33Neutral | +0.6% | +9% | −5 pts | +10% | |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | Broad | $90B | 26Weak | −0.6% | +11% | −3 pts | +12% | |
| XLK SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF | Sector | $85B | 67Strong | +7.3% | +38% | +24 pts | +37% | |
| VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | Intl | $82B | 52Neutral | −0.3% | +11% | −3 pts | +9% | |
| VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | Intl | $80B | 42Neutral | −1.7% | +12% | −2 pts | +14% | |
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | Broad | $76B | 33Neutral | −0.1% | +11% | −3 pts | +12% | |
| GLD SPDR Gold Trust | Commodity | $75B | 53Neutral | −3.0% | −3% | −17 pts | +3% | |
| SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | Income | $72B | 51Neutral | −2.8% | +20% | +6 pts | +22% | |
| IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | Crypto | $67B | 83Strong | +6.6% | −6% | −20 pts | −34% | |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | Broad | $65B | 22Weak | −3.0% | +13% | −1 pts | +13% | |
| BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | Bond | $62B | 27Weak | 0% | −3% | −17 pts | −5% | |
| VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | Income | $60B | 22Weak | −1.9% | +11% | −4 pts | +12% | |
| EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | Intl | $55B | 35Neutral | −2.1% | +8% | −6 pts | +9% | |
| TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | Bond | $55B | 21Weak | −3.5% | −11% | −25 pts | −13% | |
| XLF SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF | Sector | $50B | 25Weak | −3.8% | 0% | −14 pts | +2% | |
| XLV SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF | Sector | $45B | 75Strong | +3.1% | +10% | −4 pts | +18% |
How to read this page
How it’s measured. The 25 largest ETFs by assets in our fund list. Returns are price changes; trend scores compare the past three months with each fund’s own last five years.
Sources. Daily prices from Financial Modeling Prep.
Assets are approximate and come from our fund list. Several of the largest funds track the same S&P 500 index and move almost identically.
Returns leave out dividends and interest, which matter most for bond and dividend funds.
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