List of US ETFs

This list contains a partial listing of American exchange traded funds. The page contains a representative sample of domestic and international stock and bond ETFs, primarily from such major providers as iShares, SPDR, Vanguard, Schwab, and PIMCO. The list also includes exchange traded funds, exchange traded notes, and exchange traded master limited partnerships investing in the commodity markets. The list does not include short, leveraged, and double leveraged ETFs, nor does it include quasi active and active etfs.

The ticker links provide access to the ETF provider's fund page for the ETF. Wiki pages providing chart links to Vanguard ETFs are included in the tables.

The page may be helpful to taxable investors who tax loss harvest funds; the listings provide candidates for "substantially different" investments that IRS regulations require to avoid wash sales.

Refer to the following pages for ETF offerings tracking these alternate weighted index methodologies:


 * Fundamental Indices for selections of RAFI investment options.
 * Dividend Weighted Indices
 * Equal Weighted Indices

Broad market ETFs
Broad market ETFs provide exposure to the Total US stock market. These ETFs provide investments tracking Russell, Dow Jones, MSCI, and Wilshire total market indexes. The Vanguard Total World ETF provides exposure to both US and international large and mid cap stocks.

additional article: Total Market Index Returns

Large-cap ETF
The following large cap ETFs provide exposure to large cap stocks as measured by Russell, S&P, Dow Jones, and MSCI indexes.

additional articles: Large Cap Index Returns, Mega Cap Index Returns

Mid-cap ETFs
additional article: Mid caps

The following mid cap ETFs track indexes provided by Russell, S&P, Dow Jones, MSCI, and Wilshire.

additional articles: Mid Cap Index Returns, Completion Index returns

Small-cap ETFs
additional article:Small caps

The following small cap ETFs track small cap indexes provided by Russell, S&P, Dow Jones, and MSCI.

additional article: Small Cap Index Returns

US domestic sectors
The following US domestic sector ETFs track sector indexes provided by S&P, Dow Jones, and MSCI.


 * Consumer sector ETFs


 * Energy sector ETFs


 * Financial sector ETFs


 * Healthcare sector ETFs


 * Industrial sectors ETFs


 * Materials sector ETFs

additional article: Real Estate Investment Trust The listed US real estate ETFs track indexes provide by Cohen & Steers, Dow Jones, MSCI, and Wilshire.
 * Real estate ETFs

additional article: US Equity REIT Index Returns''


 * Technology sector ETFs


 * Telecom sector ETFs


 * Utilities sector ETFs

International ETFs
additional articles: Domestic/International, Slice and Dice International, International Small-Cap

Broad ex-US ETFs
These broad index ETFs track broad developed and emerging market stocks tracking MSCI and FTSE indexes. Most to these ETFs provide access to large cap and mid cap stocks. The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF also includes small cap stocks. The Vanguard Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap tracks both developed and emerging market small cap stocks.

''additional articles: International Developed Market Index Returns, International Small Cap Index Returns

Regional ex-US ETFs
Regional ex-US ETFs provide coverage to European, Pacific, and Latin American stock markets. The ETFs below track FTSE, MSCI, and S&P indexes. The MSCI EAFE and S&P indexes cover both European and Pacific markets.

Emerging Markets ETFs
The following emerging market ETFs track indexes provided by Russell, MSCI, FTSE, and S&P.

additional article:Emerging Markets Index Returns

Country ETFs

 * Developed ex-US markets


 * Emerging markets

Global sectors

 * Consumer sector ETFs


 * Energy sector ETFs


 * Financial sector ETFs


 * Healthcare sector ETFs


 * Industrial sectors ETFs


 * Materials sector ETFs

These international real estate ETFs track indexes provided by Dow Jones and S&P.
 * Real Estate

additional article: International REIT Index Returns


 * Technology sector ETFs


 * Telecom sector ETFs


 * Utilities sector ETFs

Taxable US bonds
These broad market bond ETFs are based on Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Indexes. Note that the Vanguard funds are based upon Barclays Capital Float Adjusted Indexes
 * Broad Market

additional article: Treasury Bonds
 * Short Treasury


 * Intermediate Treasury


 * Long Treasury

additional article: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
 * TIPs

additional article: Corporate bonds
 * Short Corporate


 * Intermediate Corporate


 * Long Corporate

additional article: Mortgage Backed Securities
 * Mortgage Backed

additional article: Floating rate bonds
 * Floating rate

Each of the exchange traded funds listed in the table below were introduced in 2010 - 2011. One should note that the PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio holds lower quality bonds (rated Baa - Caa) than do the other two ETF's (rated Aaa - Baa).

additional article: High Yield Bonds
 * High yield

US municipal bonds
additional article: Municipal Bonds 
 * Short Municipal


 * Long Municipal

International bonds
additional article: Developed market bonds

These international developed market bond ETFs (sovereign treasury, inflation indexed, and corporate) are based on S&P and Barclays Capital bond indexes. All of these ETFs do not hedge currencies.
 * International Developed

These emerging market bond ETFs are based on indexes provided by JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays Capital. The ishares and Powershare ETFs are based on US dollar denominated bonds; the Market Vectors and SPDR ETFs are based on unhedged local currencies. additional article: Emerging Market Bonds
 * International Emerging Markets

Commodity ETFs
Special considerations applicable to Commodity ETFs include the following:
 * These ETFs often employ varying ETF structures, such as,
 * Grantor's trusts: used especially for bullion based precious metals ETFs.
 * Exchange traded notes: it is important to realize that an ETN bears credit risk in that it is an obligation of the sponsoring bank.
 * Master limited partnership: These ETFs report income tax obligations on corporate K-1 filings, not 1099 documents.
 * Special tax considerations are also applicable to commodity asset classes and fund structures:
 * Precious metals and grantor' trusts: the IRS considers precious metals to be collectibles. As such these ETFs are subject to a maximum 28% long term capital gains tax rate and a maximum 35% tax rate.
 * Commodity futures are subject to a 60/40 long term/short term blended tax obligation. Thus they have a maximum 23% long term capital gains tax rate and a maximum 23% short term maximum tax rate. Limited partnership ETFs are considered pass-through investments. Each year gains are marked-to-market and passed through to investors as a potential taxable obligation regardless of whether the shares are sold or held.
 * Exchange traded notes based on equity investments are subject to a 15% long term capital gains rate and a maximum 35% short term capital gains rate.

Precious metals ETFs

 * Gold


 * Silver


 * Palladium and platinum


 * Mining stocks