Andranik Gevorgyan

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF or AGG is one of the many funds owned and managed by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. It is a greatly diversified and very liquid pool of investment-grade US bonds, paying an attractive dividend on a monthly basis. AGG’s expense ratio is very low, provided that the fund is managed passively. This ETF is best suited for investors, who aim to the diversification of their portfolios with a liquid and income-generating asset class.

VEA is a relatively safe ETF to invest in and has many benefits, such as a low expense ratio, high trading volume, and low risk of valuation, credit, or liquidation. With a high Year To Date, it is becoming an attractive option for investors. Due to the slow-down of rising inflation rates, it has a somewhat positive outlook for fiscal 2023 assuming no major events disrupt the market again.

VTI is an exchange-traded fund, which tracks the whole US stock market. Through this broad diversification of different industries and the biggest publicly traded companies Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is a relatively well-diversified and attractive investment for long-term investors. As with every other investment, VTI also has its risks and rewards. Two of the biggest benefits are cost efficiency and the freedom of not having to assemble your own portfolio, as the ETF already represents an existing portfolio. A downside is that one negatively performing industry has an impact on the overall ETF performance.

The iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF is one of the multiple financial products available for investors in the exchange-traded fund universe, which is managed by BlackRock. It is a well-diversified, liquid pool of non-investment grade corporate bonds denominated in USD. Having a moderate expense ratio of 0.48%, HYG pays its investors a better-than-average dividend with a monthly frequency. This ETF may be attractive for investors aiming for a good level of diversification of their equity portfolios with a liquid fixed-income asset class, which also secures regular income.

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF or briefly IGSB provides its investors direct access to a pre-structured diverse and affordable portfolio consisting of investment-grade U.S. short-term bonds. The fund’s expense ratio is very low because it is passively managed by BlackRock simply seeking to replicate the performance of the respective index. This ETF is best suited for investors, who aim at high diversification of their investment portfolios with a liquid and at the same time income-generating asset class.

Bond ETFs are historically considered to be a cheap and attractive hedge to equity portfolios thanks to the fact that they are less volatile and they also come with additional income in the form of coupon payments. Although it might be an attractive option for some investors others need to consider carefully all the factors before investing since any investment in the financial markets is associated with a high risk of losing part or the entire capital invested.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed ETF that follows and tracks the S&P 500 index. This makes the VOO ETF a diversified investment for investors who are looking for long-term capital appreciation and believe that markets are efficient.

iShares Core S&P500 ETF is an ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P500 index with some deviations and sampling techniques that are unique to the IVV. It has a relatively low expense ratio compared to the market average and has large assets under management which makes it one of the largest ETFs in the world.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that tries to replicate the performance of the S&P500 index. It is one of the oldest ETFs and one of the most famous, meant for investors with long-term passive investment goals who try to capture the market return.