Vanguard Growth ETF And Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Among This Week’s Top Buys

Markets were trading mixed today after another week of all-time highs. The holiday shortened week is coming after lots of fireworks last week, with economic data points coming in better than expected, especially the monthly jobs report. Optimism abounds, but that is often an excellent time to take some profits off the table and potentially de-risk your portfolio. Whether or not the stock markets can keep up this dizzying pace is anyone’s guess, but if you’re looking for something a little less risky than individual stocks, this week’s Top Buy ETFs are here to find a diversified way to gain exposure to certain sectors of the market. Q.ai’s deep learning algorithms have identified several to look out for this week based on their fund flows over the last 90-days, 30-days, and 7-days.  

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Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)

The Invesco QQQ Trust is our first Top Buy this week. The Nasdaq has hit an all-time high last week and our AI-systems finds that QQQ is one of the better buys this week. The ETF is one of the largest with $164,136,811,474.50 AUM. It has seen positive fund flows, with a 90-day fund flow of  $2,874,957,145.00, a 30-day fund flow of $5,034,088,522.00, and a 1-week fund flow of   $1,625,915,852.00 . This ETF has a reasonable but elevated net expense ratio of 0.20%.

Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)

The Vanguard Growth ETF is our next Top Buy on the list this week. This ETF aims to give investors exposure to the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, which provides a convenient way to match the performance of many of the nation’s largest growth stocks. This ETF carries an AUM of  $73,465,594,499.10. The ETF has also seen positive flows in recent months, with a 90-day fund flow of   $1,831,766,659.32, a 30-day fund flow of $589,220,392.76, and a 1-week fund flow of $155,550,984.66. With a net expense ratio of 0.04%, this ETF is one of the cheapest out there.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)

Our next Top Buy for our weekly ETFs is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. This is the largest ETF on our list with AUM of $234,272,783,020.77 and covers the total stock market in the US. It has seen positive fund flows lately, with a 90-day fund flow of $11,260,617,508.11, a 30-day fund flow of $3,470,858,651.16, and 1-week fund flow of $881,207,698.14. Its net expense ratio of 0.03% is extremely attractive and the cheapest by a hair on our list today as well.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

One of the most common ETFs used is up next in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. The ETF carries an AUM of a massive $357,840,044,986.53. It has seen positive fund flows recently, with a 90-day fund flow of  $3,903,789,642.20, a 30-day fund flows of $10,304,602,172.35, and a 1-week fund flow of $3,082,967,390.40. The ETF has a relatively cheap net expense ratio of 0.094%.

iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV)

The iShares counterpart to the SPY is next up in the iShares S&P 500 ETF. The ETF carries an AUM $273,877,156,749.00. It has seen positive fund flows recently, with a 90-day fund flow of  $3,581,991,995.00, a 30-day fund flows of $1,044,854,535.00, and a 1-week fund flow of $559,401,010.00. Its cost is one of the lowest in the business with a net expense ratio of only 0.03% in comparison. 

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)

Bond ETFs are also on the Top Buy list this week, with the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF up next. This ETF covers the total US bond market to give investors exposure to the overall fixed-income market. The ETF has an AUM of $85,805,140,912.00, and has seen mixed fund flows. The ETF has a 90-day fund flow of $2,970,913,800.00, a 30-day fund flow of $700,399,830.00, and a 1-week fund flow of $91,869,520.00. Its net expense ratio of 0.05% is very cheap.

Vanguard Value ETF (VTV)

Another Top Buy this week in our ETFs is the Vanguard Value ETF. This ETF concentrates on tracking the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index, which measures the investment return of large-capitalization value stocks. This is an excellent ETF to play the sector passively and carries an AUM of $74,533,882,248.64, but has seen positive fund flows recently. The ETF has a 90-day fund flow of $5,745,352,391.86, a 30-day fund flow of $1,144,666,983.75, and a 1-week fund flow of $107,462,986.94. Its net expense ratio of 0.04% is attractive for the space.

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND)

Another Top Buy ETF this week is another bond ETF in the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, similar to the iShares holding above. This ETF carries an AUM of  $72,294,153,077.30. The ETF has seen positive fund flows with a 90-day fund flow of $6,888,785,000.00, a 30-day fund flow of $2,941,926,000.00, and a 1-week fund flow of $805,124,000.00. The ETF also has an attractive 0.05% net expense ratio, matching the iShares holding.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is next on our list of Top ETFs this week, similar to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF and the iShares S&P 500 ETF, the Vanguard holding tracks the S&P 500 index. The ETF runs with an AUM of $215,377,023,543.30. The ETF has seen positive fund flows, with a 90-day fund flow of $10,065,545,085.47, a 30-day fund flow of $2,910,633,025.39, and 1-week fund flow of $1,068,821,965.53. The ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.03%, which is more attractive than most on the list today.

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 ETF (IJR)

The iShares S&P SmallCap 600 ETF is our final Top Buy ETF today. Small caps have had an incredibly volatile 15 months, but is currently sitting near all-time highs. With $68,860,805,533.80 in AUM, the ETF has been attractive as of late. Its fund flows have been positive with a 90-day fund flow of $376,096,440.00, a 30-day fund flow of $240,845,705.00, and 1-week fund flow of $56,606,190.00. With a net expense ratio of 0.06%, it is relatively inexpensive.

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