Broad Market Report

This report provides an overview of the performance of the broad market assets. Currently the only assets included are ETFs.

Note that not all securities have history for the full duration of some charts presented.

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Broad Market ETF Performance

Core Portfolio Building Blocks (Broad Market)

These 11 ETFs are chosen for their low expense ratios, high liquidity, and comprehensive coverage of the market.

  • BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF): Provides broad exposure to the taxable, investment-grade U.S. dollar-denominated bond market, including Treasuries, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed securities.
  • BNDX (Vanguard Total International Bond ETF): Offers broad exposure to non-U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade bonds from developed and emerging markets, hedged against currency fluctuations to protect U.S. investors.
  • IAU (iShares Gold Trust): Designed to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, providing investors with a cost-effective and convenient way to gain exposure to the precious metal without the complexities of physical ownership, storage, or insurance.
  • IEFA (iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF): Tracks an index of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks from developed markets in Europe, Australia, and the Far East, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
  • ITOT (iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF): Provides comprehensive exposure to the entire U.S. equity market, including large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks.
  • IXUS (iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF): Offers low-cost, broad diversification across non-U.S. stocks, covering large-, mid-, and small-cap companies in both developed and emerging markets.
  • RSP (Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF): Holds the same stocks as the S&P 500 but weights them equally rather than by market cap, reducing concentration in the largest companies and tilting toward the "size" factor.
  • SCHP (Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF): Tracks an index composed of U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which are government bonds designed to protect against inflation.
  • VEA (Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF): Invests in stocks from developed markets outside the U.S., specifically targeting major markets in Europe, the Pacific region, and Canada.
  • VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF): Tracks the S&P 500 Index, representing 500 of the largest U.S. companies and serving as a benchmark for the U.S. large-cap equity market.
  • VWO (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF): Provides exposure to stocks from emerging market countries, such as China, Brazil, Taiwan, and South Africa, focusing on long-term growth in developing economies.

Broad Market ETF Performance - Prior 1 Years, 63 Trading Day Rolling Average Annualized Return

Broad Market ETF Performance - Prior 3 Years, 63 Trading Day Rolling Average Annualized Return

Broad Market ETF Performance - Prior 1 Years, 252 Trading Day Rolling Average Annualized Return

Broad Market ETF Performance - Prior 15 Years, 252 Trading Day Rolling Average Annualized Return

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