ETFs with the lowest costs

MAR 31, 2013
By  bcohn

Large-cap

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap SCHX 0.04% $1,243.6 10.09% 13.72% 13.11% N/A
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value SCHV 0.07% $487.5 11.61% 17.08% 13.61% N/A
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ITOT 0.07% $536.9 10.17% 13.91% 13.12% 6.52%
Vanguard Value Index Fund VTV 0.10% $8,451.2 11.74% 16.44% 12.69% 5.33%
Vanguard Growth Index Fund VUG 0.10% $9,366.5 8.39% 10.85% 13.46% 7.65%
Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund VV 0.10% $3,809.5 10.05% 13.61% 13.11% 6.51%
 

Multicap

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab U.S. Broad Market SCHB 0.04% $1,650.3 10.40% 14.12% 13.41% N/A
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund VTI 0.06% $27,732.2 10.39% 14.15% 13.40% 7.00%
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth SCHG 0.07% $605.7 8.45% 10.09% 12.40% N/A
Guggenheim Investments Wilshire 5000 Total Market WFVK 0.12% $10.1 10.37% 13.91% 13.16% N/A
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund USMV 0.15% $1,715.7 10.13% 15.85% N/A N/A
Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund VTHR 0.15% $41.9 10.38% 14.10% N/A N/A
 

Midcap

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap SCHM 0.07% $450.7 13.00% 16.16% N/A N/A
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund VO 0.10% $4,496.9 11.88% 14.06% 14.30% 8.22%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund VOE 0.10% $1,429.4 13.46% 17.64% 13.99% 9.22%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund VOT 0.10% $1,394.5 11.49% 11.70% 14.91% 7.12%
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund VXF 0.14% $1,777.4 12.31% 16.02% 14.88% 9.44%
 

Small-cap

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund VB 0.10% $5,547.7 12.39% 17.38% 15.02% 10.41%
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap SCHA 0.10% $939.4 12.75% 17.47% 15.15% N/A
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund VBK 0.10% $2,521.5 12.27% 16.08% 16.22% 11.27%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap IJR 0.16% $9,135.7 11.82% 16.25% 15.32% 9.80%
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund VIOO 0.17% $56.5 11.81% 16.13% N/A N/A
 

Sector equity

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab US REIT SCHH 0.07% $466.6 6.16% 14.47% N/A N/A
Vanguard REIT Index Fund VNQ 0.10% $17,299.2 7.08% 16.20% 17.82% 8.31%
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund VGT 0.14% $2,694.5 5.40% 0.56% 10.52% 8.72%
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund VHT 0.14% $1,249.9 12.70% 23.96% 14.70% 11.00%
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund VPU 0.14% $1,383.1 10.76% 15.38% 13.80% 5.14%
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund VCR 0.14% $696.2 10.72% 19.19% 19.47% 13.67%
Vanguard Industrials Index Fund VIS 0.14% $713.8 12.55% 16.10% 14.75% 5.75%
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund VDC 0.14% $1,248.7 10.91% 17.81% 15.20% 10.73%
Vanguard Materials Index Fund VAW 0.14% $790.1 6.78% 11.23% 11.24% 3.25%
Vanguard Energy Index Fund VDE 0.14% $2,067.3 11.20% 7.36% 12.20% 2.81%
Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund VOX 0.14% $422.4 4.66% 14.96% 13.52% 8.07%
 

Developed markets

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab International Equity SCHF 0.09% $1,156.1 5.99% 11.40% 5.99% N/A
Vanguard MSCI EAFE VEA 0.12% $11,996.0 6.11% 12.44% 6.14% 0.08%
Vanguard MSCI Europe VGK 0.14% $5,860.7 4.69% 12.62% 6.50% -0.85%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE IEFA 0.14% $422.4 7.52% 0.00% N/A N/A
Vanguard MSCI Pacific Fund VPL 0.14% $1,858.4 8.89% 13.21% 6.34% 2.41%
 

Emerging markets

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity SCHE 0.15% $857.6 -0.81% 0.02% 3.87% N/A
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IEMG 0.18% $549.3 -0.51% 0.00% N/A N/A
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Fund VWO 0.20% $60,545.1 -1.92% -0.02% 4.16% 1.42%
iShares MSCI Emerg Mkts Minimum Volatility Index Fund EEMV 0.25% $1,423.0 1.66% 9.27% N/A N/A
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility EELV 0.29% $109.2 0.26% 7.65% N/A N/A
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets High Beta EEHB 0.29% $2.3 -5.74% -7.57% N/A N/A
 

Fixed income

Ticker Expense ratio* Net assets ($M) YTD return 1-year return 3-year return 5-year return
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond SCHZ 0.05% $396.9 -0.54% 3.50% N/A N/A
Schwab U.S. TIPS SCHP 0.07% $590.9 -0.96% 4.86% N/A N/A
Schwab Short-Term US Treasury SCHO 0.08% $260.4 0.06% 0.59% N/A N/A
iShares Core Total US Bond Market AGG 0.08% $14,842.4 -0.49% 3.62% 5.13% 5.27%
PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index TUZ 0.09% $135.0 0.05% 0.59% 1.14% N/A
Assets as of Feb. 28; performance-related figures as of March 15. Three- and five-year returns are annualized. N/A=not available (fund has been in operation less than the stated period). *Most recent net prospectus. Source: Lipper

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