Among the largest ETFs available in the equities category, S&P Capital IQ holds an overweight ranking on SPY, PowerShares QQQ Trust (NYSEArca: QQQ), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSEArca: IVV), Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (NYSEArca: VTI), iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (NYSEArca: IWF), iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (NYSEArca: IWD) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEArca: DIA).
S&P provides an overweight ranking based on gross expense ratio, bid/ask spread, risk considerations, holdings-related metrics, ETF standard deviation – a measure of price volatility, among others.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.
Full disclosure: Tom Lydon’s clients own SPY and GLD.