These 2 Vanguard ETFs Are Crushing the S&P 500 in 2025. Should You Buy?

After more than two years of a bull market run, the broader benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is starting to show some cracks. The index has given up all its post-election gains and finished Monday's trading down 4.5% on the year, hardly the move most investors hoped for after President Donald Trump promised a pro-business administration.Foreign markets have trailed the S&P 500 for years, but they're holding up better this year, and it may be their time to shine. These two Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are crushing the S&P 500 so far in 2025. Should you buy?The Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ: VIGI) has gotten off to a good start this year and is up 4.7% through Monday's close. The fund seeks to track large-cap stocks from developing and international markets with a record of growing dividends. The yield currently sits around 1.85%, which isn't what I'd call strong -- but it's better than the S&P 500's yield around 1.3%, and if you compare the ETF's total return to simple price appreciation, you can see how even this kind of yield makes a difference over time.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool