Comments on: Better S&P ETF: SPY or VFINX? http://monsterhash.com/beta/2009/exclusives/money/better-sp-etf-spy-or-vfinx/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=better-sp-etf-spy-or-vfinx Devilish content, with a long tail Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Demian http://monsterhash.com/beta/2009/exclusives/money/better-sp-etf-spy-or-vfinx/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Demian Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:46:10 +0000 http://monsterhash.com/wordpress/?p=541#comment-31 <a href="#comment-85" rel="nofollow">@andrew</a> How does the past performance compare? Since they're all tracking the same index, any differences in tax efficiency and turnover should be reflected in the past performance graph in the prospectus (usually a 5-year graph of $10,000 hypothetical investment). @andrew
How does the past performance compare? Since they’re all tracking the same index, any differences in tax efficiency and turnover should be reflected in the past performance graph in the prospectus (usually a 5-year graph of $10,000 hypothetical investment).

]]> By: andrew http://monsterhash.com/beta/2009/exclusives/money/better-sp-etf-spy-or-vfinx/comment-page-1/#comment-30 andrew Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:31:27 +0000 http://monsterhash.com/wordpress/?p=541#comment-30 P.S. - I found this even-cheaper s&P 500 fund: Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Advantage (FSMAX) expense % = .06% question - could a slightly more-expensive ETF be "better run" than FSMAX and therefore be worth paying a bit more for? Aren't these all by definition virtual whole-market buyers and as such identical? P.S. – I found this even-cheaper s&P 500 fund:
Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Advantage (FSMAX)
expense % = .06%

question – could a slightly more-expensive ETF be “better run” than FSMAX and therefore be worth paying a bit more for? Aren’t these all by definition virtual whole-market buyers and as such identical?

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