With the S&P 500 at Historically High Levels, This ETF Could Be the Best Way to Invest in the Index

The S&P 500 benchmark index is just under an all-time high as of this writing, and has essentially gone straight up since early April's lows. In fact, since that time, the index has gained a staggering 33% in just over five months, as U.S. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariff" plan ended up being not nearly as harsh as originally thought once it was implemented.However, not all of the components of the S&P 500 have performed well. In fact, much of the index's strong performance can be attributed to some of the largest technology companies in the world. Consider these year-to-date returns through Sept. 24:There are more examples, but the point is that because the S&P 500 is a weighted index, larger companies contribute more of the performance. In fact, if you get rid of all the weighting and simply consider all 500 components equally, the S&P 500's gain for the year would be just 7.5%. This could be the best approach to investing in large U.S. companies -- and there is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that allows you to do it.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool