Is the SPY ETF a good investment? Here’s where you start…
The SPDR SPY ETF is the oldest ETF in the world and provides exposure to the 500 largest US-listed shares. These 500 shares represent approximately 80% of the total market capitalisation of the US stock market.
According to our most recent data, the SPY ETF had $127.84 million of money invested. With SPY’s total funds under management (FUM) figure over $100 million, the ETF meets our team’s minimum investment criteria for FUM levels. As a general rule, our team draws the line at $100 million for ETFs in the International shares sector because we believe that, relative to smaller ETFs, achieving this amount of FUM lowers the chance that the ETF issuer will close the ETF.
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A quick take of the WDIV ETF
WDIV invests in shares of global companies that have a strong track record for paying dividends to their investors (i.e. they have paid a dividend for at least 10 years in a row).
With our numbers for July 2022, WDIV’s FUM stood at $340.25 million. Since the WDIV’s FUM is over $100 million, our investing team would say the ETF has met our minimum criteria for the total amount invested, otherwise known as FUM. A very sustainable ETF in the Yield/income sector should be able to scale well and become profitable for the ETF issuer.
A look at the WDIV ETF fee load?
SPDR, the ETF issuer, charges a yearly management fee of 0.5% for the WDIV ETF. Meaning, if you invest $2,000 for a full year from now you can expect to pay a management fee of around $10.00.
This management fee is below the average for all ETFs on our Best ETFs Australia list of ETFs. However, you might still be able to find a cheaper ETF for less.
Did you know: you can get our full ETF review of WDIV by clicking here?