Vanguard Total World Stock Index (AMEX:VT)

AccountantMike (97.70) Submitted: 3/20/2011 7:25:31 PM : Start Price: $28.05 VT Score: -8.98

I get the impression that The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF is the only ETF on the market designed by someone who has actually seen a globe. VT provides one stop shopping for near perfect diversification.

I will never cease to be baffled and annoyed by the division of the equity investing world into the categories of "American" stocks and "rest of the world" stocks. Even more enraging is the multitude of "global" or "ex-US" exchange traded funds which exclude major markets such as Canada, South Korea and Latin America, or have no exposure to emerging markets at all.

VT includes both "American" and "rest of the world" stocks. The "rest of the world" includes Canada, South Korea, Latin America and covers both developed and emerging markets. The emerging markets portion goes beyond just the BRICs. The expense ratio is low and getting lower. The only real weakness here is a lack of small cap exposure.

For long term, buy and hold investors, this could be only investment you ever need to make

brfishe (< 20) Submitted: 2/12/2010 2:07:24 PM : Start Price: $39.09 VT Score: -10.64

great etf with low expenses and significant exposure to international markets; only concern is that there is limited small cap exposure with this etf