Which Financial ETF Is the Better Investment?
Is it Fidelity or Vanguard?
Overview
The Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEMKT:VFH) and Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FNCL) provide nearly identical sector exposure, though Vanguard's significantly larger fund size may appeal to high-volume traders.
Investors seeking to capitalize on the financial sector's core components -- commercial banking, insurance, and capital markets -- frequently weigh these two prominent options. Both funds provide diversified exposure to a broad range of large-cap and mid-cap financial companies, but their underlying index strategies and history of liquidity provide different advantages for long-term holders compared to active traders.
Details
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.