ETFs for 2018 investment portfolio

The following table lists the most popular ETFs that a diversified portfolio should have. There are some duplicate S&P 500 ETFs which are sponsored by different companies. However you should have at least one S&P 500 ETF in your portfolio.

ETF nameTicker symbolAssets under management
February 26, 2018
$billions
SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY$274.6
IShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV$155.8
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFVTI$95.0
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO$90.0
IShares MSCI EAFE ETFEFA$80.0
Vanguard FTSE Developed MarketsVEA$71.5
PowerShares QQQ ETFQQQ$61.5
IShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFIEMG$49.4
IShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF EEM$43.9
SPDR Gold Shares ETFGLD$35.3
Financial Select Sector SPSR FundXLF$33.2
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETFGDX$6.8