Prediction: This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Will Keep Beating the S&P 500 Over the Long Term

There are 500 companies from all 11 economic sectors in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), so it's a well-diversified, large-cap index. Companies have to meet a strict criteria to be added to it -- they must be profitable, and they need to maintain a market capitalization of at least $22.7 billion, among other things.The S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, so its largest constituents have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest. As a result, tech giants like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple have led the index higher over the last few years.It has delivered a compound annual return of 10.5% since its inception in 1957, even after accounting for every sell-off, correction, and bear market. But what if there were a similarly diversified investment option that would offer investors the chance to do even better?Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool