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8/10/2025 9:37:13 PM EDT
If you look at the various holdings of the most talked about ETF's, they are mostly invested in the same 10(or so) companies. NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, ,etc. I'm sure there are varied fees and such, but are any better than the others for capital growth..?
8/11/2025 12:30:55 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By bondservant2:
If you look at the various holdings of the most talked about ETF's, they are mostly invested in the same 10(or so) companies. NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, ,etc. I'm sure there are varied fees and such, but are any better than the others for capital growth..?
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Well, sure, if the underlying indices the ETFs are based on are market cap weighted and include the largest stocks, this is what happens.

As to "best," look at management fees. For ETFs with identical holdings, the one with the lowest management fee will generally have the best net performance.
8/11/2025 12:46:04 AM EDT
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There are thousands of ETF options that range from S&P index funds to extremely niche ETFs that target specific industries, ultra small caps, geographic locations, etc.  There's even a MAGA ETF if I recall correctly.
8/11/2025 9:28:13 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By bondservant2:
If you look at the various holdings of the most talked about ETF's, they are mostly invested in the same 10(or so) companies. NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, ,etc. I'm sure there are varied fees and such, but are any better than the others for capital growth..?
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Any total market fund, sp500 fund, or nasdaq fund will have similar composition because those companies are the largest and, therefore, make up the largest portions of each of those indexes.  
If you make an sp500 fund it has to mirror the distribution of the sp500 so all sp500 funds have identical holdings.
People talk about those funds the most because they are the most common fund composition by a very wide margin.  

If you want significantly more growth than one of those index funds can provide then you need to accept significantly more risk and volatility.  
8/12/2025 8:44:32 AM EDT
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Already answered, but there are ETF's for pretty much any thing you can imagine.
"I got this. We'll skip the dicks" DK-Prof 12/7/21
8/12/2025 10:38:26 AM EDT
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No. Management fee's and other holdings aside from the Mag 7 are all factors as well.


IMO the best back-bone of a portfolio is a S&P500 ETF like VOO for example. Its a good balance of growth, stability, diversification and performance.


I know some guys like the idea of trading off performance for more diversification (Like a total market fund). But I don't think its necessary.

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