iShares Core S&P 500 ETF·Financial Services

If you are choosing between Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV), the index is the same. Both track the S&P 500. Both charge 0.03% in expenses. Yet over the past year, IVV returned 32.22% while VOO returned 32.12%. Over ten years, the gap flipped the other way: VOO... IVV Beat VOO by 10 Basis Points Last Year and Securities Lending Is the Reason Most Investors Miss

I maintain a Buy rating on the iShares US Thematic Rotation Active ETF, reaffirming the original thesis from September 2025. Compared to IVV, the IT-heavy THRO portfolio has a GARP tilt (i.e., a combination of a high EY and impressive earnings growth), which is supportive of further outperformance. THRO has outperformed the S&P 500 index since September. Since its inception in 2021, it has delivered a stronger total return than IVV, as it captured around 105% of its upside.

U.S. stocks halted a three-day losing streak at midday Wednesday as oil prices sank more than 5% on revived hopes of a U.S.-Iran de-escalation, easing the energy-driven inflation shock that has dogged risk assets all week and setting the stage for NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) earnings after the close.

S&P 500 index funds and ETFs are low-maintenance investments with plenty of growth potential. A long-term outlook is key to maximizing your earnings.

These stocks have declined this year, while the consensus estimates for the companies' earnings per share have soared.

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The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities.
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