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The Vanguard Group of Valley Forge, Pa., is beloved for its low-cost, index investment strategy. The firm offers nearly two dozen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with expense ratios of only 0.03%. Here is a selection of nine of the most popular.
No. 9: Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF (VEA)
This international index fund seeks to match the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex U.S. Index. It invests in companies of all sizes from Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region.
VEA is up 6.31% year to date, as of Jan. 29. It has net assets of $268.97 billion, a PE ratio of 19.22, and a yield of 3.22%.