There's an ETF that tracks about everything. Here is a comprehensive list of ETFs that can be useful for tracking or investing in the performance of certain slices and sectors of the stock market. I will update this list over time as I find new ones, so come back and use this as a reference!
Major Indices
All US Stocks - $VTI (anguard Total Stock Market Index Fund)
This fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks.
This fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks.
S&P 500 -
- $SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust)
- $SSO (ProShares Ultra S&P500) - 2X leverage
- $SPXL (Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X) 3X daily long leverage
- $SPXS (Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X) 3X inverse (short) daily short leverage
By Market Sector
Consumer Discretionary - $XLY (Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund) - a lot of big retail and restaurants
Consumer Staples - $XLP (Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Communication Services - $XLC (Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund) - social media, media, and telecom
Financial - $XLF (Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Energy - $XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund) - mostly oil
Healthcare - $XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Consumer Staples - $XLP (Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Communication Services - $XLC (Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund) - social media, media, and telecom
Financial - $XLF (Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Energy - $XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund) - mostly oil
Healthcare - $XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Industrials - $XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Materials - $XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Real Estate - $XLRE (Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund)
* The meaning of "real estate" brings residential to mind, but this funds actually contains a variety of commercial real estate businesses servicing areas like commercial real estate (Realty Income $O), cell phone towers (Crown Castle $CCI), warehouses (Prologis ($PLD), storage rentals (Public Storage $PSA).
Semiconductors - $SOXX (iShares Semiconductors ETF)
Technology -
Materials - $XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund)
Real Estate - $XLRE (Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund)
* The meaning of "real estate" brings residential to mind, but this funds actually contains a variety of commercial real estate businesses servicing areas like commercial real estate (Realty Income $O), cell phone towers (Crown Castle $CCI), warehouses (Prologis ($PLD), storage rentals (Public Storage $PSA).
Semiconductors - $SOXX (iShares Semiconductors ETF)
Technology -
- $XLK (Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund)
- $IYW (iShares US Technology ETF)
Utilities - $XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund)
By Size
Mid-Cap - $IJH (iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF)
Small Cap Core
Small Cap Core
- $IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF)
- $IJR (iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF)
By Investment Strategy
Value - $IVE (iShares S&P 500 Value ETF)
Growth -
Growth -
- $IVW (iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF)
- $IWF (iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF)
Quality - $QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF)
Momentum - $MTUM (iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF)
High Dividend Yield - $VYM (Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund)
Low Volatility - $USMV (iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF)
Momentum - $MTUM (iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF)
High Dividend Yield - $VYM (Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund)
Low Volatility - $USMV (iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF)
Mid Cap Growth - $IJK (iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF)
Mid Cap Value - $IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF)
Small Cap Growth - $IWO (iShares Russel 2000 Growth ETF)
Small Cap Value - $IWN (iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF)
Note that these can be deceptive as they may share some of the same underlying holdings. For example, $MSFT is a top holding in each $IVE, $IVW and $IWF.
Mid Cap Value - $IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF)
Small Cap Growth - $IWO (iShares Russel 2000 Growth ETF)
Small Cap Value - $IWN (iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF)
Note that these can be deceptive as they may share some of the same underlying holdings. For example, $MSFT is a top holding in each $IVE, $IVW and $IWF.