4 ETFs Worth Loading Up on and Holding for the Long Haul
With hundreds of new ETFs launching in 2026, the landscape has grown more muddled. Bring it back to basics with these great long-term ETFs.
Overview
With more than 4,400 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. for investors to choose from (12,400 globally), the marketplace has become increasingly muddled. The heavyweights are still the heavyweights, but there's a lot of noise from leveraged single-stock ETFs, ultra-high-yield products, and a slew of increasingly niche options.
It's a good idea to review why fundamentally driven, diversified core holdings remain the best for anchoring your portfolio. Two things generally matter for an ETF to be considered a solid long-term holding.
Details
First, the expense ratio matters because lower fees mean the investor keeps more money. Thankfully, this is easy in today's ETF marketplace. Super-low expense ratios are fairly common among the biggest and most liquid broad-market funds.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.