Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (VV)

(A Top Pick Oct 15/13. Up 20.77%.) This holds about 600 US stocks, and gives you a broad US exposure based on the S&P 500. Dirt cheap at about 7 or 8 basis points.

(A Top Pick Aug 30/13. Up 25.14%.) Has about 640 different equities. Very cheap. He is not buying now, but will be buying again.

(A Top Pick July 5/13. Up 23.89%.) Strictly US and has 640 companies. Very low cost. Good place to be.

(A Top Pick April 25/13. Up 20.64%.) Has about 630 stocks as opposed to the S&P 500. There are more of them and they tend to be a little more diversified. A core holding for him and he hasn’t sold any and is still buying. Very cheap at around .8%.

(Top Pick Feb 7/13, Up 26.84%) We will see a continuation of the bull market in the US with the continued volatility. A pullback is a buying opportunity. Very low expense ratio. Likes it. He has always been 25% US in general. Uses this for new clients for their US component because it is unhedged.

(A Top Pick Feb 7/13. Up 20.82%.) Has about 630 stocks. It’s very cheap. Really good product. At that time, he wanted exposure to the US$ rather than dealing with a hedge product. If this pullback continues, he will keep investing in this in stages. He is bullish on the US.

Likes the Vanguard product because it is cheap and they have really done things quite remarkable in terms of compressing some of the fees on ETFs. This has about 630 stocks. A little bit larger than the S&P 500.

Not Cdn$ hedged. It is very cheap. Not concerned about currency risk. Been buying for last 5 or 6 months. Broadly based blue chip stocks.

Likes this because it is Large Cap and is a little bit bigger than the S&P 500. Has about 640 large-cap stocks. Also, likes that it is in US dollars. Has been bullish on the US for about 4 years. Not very optimistic on the Cdn$. Very cheap.

Has 640 large cap stocks. He wants the exposure to the US$, particularly in the last year.

660 stocks vs. the 500 in the S&P. Look at it because of the cost which is much lower than everyone else.

Likes the low fees and it is a little more diversified than the SPYDER. Has been buying this, especially for some of his larger clients, where there has been room for a little bit of currency risk, but he doesn’t think there is an awful lot.

Likes this. The only thing is you are dealing with the US$ issue as this trades in the US. Based on 750 stocks rather than 500 as in the S&P 500.