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July 22, 2025

Expandable summary with all subtitles Vanguard’s approach They know what they are good at, they stick to it and they don’t let themselves be distracted with the new shiny ball. Is Vanguard is the best ETF manager in the world? Even their approach to pricing, as eloquently demonstrated in the graph below, shows how consistent […]

Vanguard’s approach

They know what they are good at, they stick to it and they don’t let themselves be distracted with the new shiny ball. Is Vanguard is the best ETF manager in the world?

Even their approach to pricing, as eloquently demonstrated in the graph below, shows how consistent they have been over time. Some might say Vanguard are boring but I’d take boring any day if it produced the same “best ETF manager’ results that Vanguard are having.

Flows & Performance

VOO has finally overthrown SPY for the title of world’s biggest ETF, ushering in a new world order for the $11 trillion industry.Various arguments could be made, but there’s really only one reason: VOO is cheaper, charging a miniscule 0.03% per year for the privilege of investing in it, considerably less than the 0.09% expense ratio of SPY.

 

An explosive growth for Digital Asset ETPs?

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan predicts explosive growth for Digital Asset ETPs as regulatory clarity looms. He anticipates the launch of larger-scale ETPs over the next decade, potentially featuring index-based products emphasizing that resolving the debate over whether cryptocurrencies should be classified as securities or commodities could significantly boost market development.

Fidelity survey

The survey of 125 institutional investors and intermediary distributors in Europe and Asia, found that active ETFs were the product type that respondents were most likely to favour.

Conclusion

VOO has finally overthrown SPY for the title of world’s biggest ETF, ushering in a new world order for the $11 trillion industry.Various arguments could be made, but there’s really only one reason: VOO is cheaper, charging a miniscule 0.03% per year for the privilege of investing in it, considerably less than the 0.09% expense ratio of SPY.