Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
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Covers the entire U.S. equity market — large, mid, small, and micro-cap. 0.03% expense ratio. One of the largest ETFs globally.
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Available at Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab, and most brokerages. No minimum at most brokers.
VTI holds 3,700+ US stocks at 0.03% ER and is the default recommendation for taxable brokerage accounts. Its ETF structure means Vanguard can flush unrealized gains in-kind, and the fund has issued zero capital gains distributions since 2000. Works at any brokerage, trades with spreads under $0.02.
Pros
- Zero capital gains distributions since 2000
- Holds at any brokerage — fully portable
- Ultra-tight bid-ask spread, $400M+ daily volume
Cons
- 0.03% ER vs FZROX's 0.00% — tiny but nonzero
- Must buy in whole shares unless brokerage supports fractional ETF trading
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