This ETF Is Set To Beat the S&P 500 For the Third Year in a Row. Can It Do Again in 2026?

An S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ETF might be the gold standard of investing. Even the world's most successful investors like Warren Buffett swear by it, and plenty of hedge funds keep S&P 500 ETFs in their portfolios.The index tracks 500 of the top U.S. stocks, as chosen by S&P Global, and the index manager updates the membership quarterly, ensuring that chronic underperformers are removed from the index and that rising stars are added.Over its history, the S&P 500 has returned an annual average of 9% with dividends included, making it a reliable way to grow wealth over the long term. However, in recent years and even through the entire 2000s, the S&P 500 has been bested by another index fund. That's the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq-100, an index that holds the 100 most valuable non-financial companies on the Nasdaq. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool