Investors Are Flocking to These 3 Vanguard Sector ETFs. Should You Buy Them Too?
Following the crowd has been disparaged quite a bit in the past. But sometimes the crowd knows what it's doing. Going in the same direction in those cases is wise.I bring this up because investors are flocking to a handful of sectors right now, as evidenced by the performances of three Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Should you buy these ETFs too?All of the top six Vanguard ETFs based on year-to-date performance focus on international stocks. The Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEMKT: VDE) is the best fund, though, for U.S. stocks. It's a much different story for this ETF this year than in 2024, when it managed to eke out a gain of only 3.44%. Continue reading
Following the crowd has been disparaged quite a bit in the past. But sometimes the crowd knows what it's doing. Going in the same direction in those cases is wise.
I bring this up because investors are flocking to a handful of sectors right now, as evidenced by the performances of three Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Should you buy these ETFs too?
All of the top six Vanguard ETFs based on year-to-date performance focus on international stocks. The Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEMKT: VDE) is the best fund, though, for U.S. stocks. It's a much different story for this ETF this year than in 2024, when it managed to eke out a gain of only 3.44%.
