It has been a tricky time for the iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV). It has fallen by 10.3% in 2022 to date. But could it be time to invest in the exchange-traded fund (ETF)?
One of the useful things about an ETF is the diversification that it can provide in a single investment.
What’s so good about an S&P 500 fund?
Legendary investor Warren Buffett once said about S&P 500 funds: “I recommend the S&P 500 index fund and have for a long, long time to people.”
He has also said: “For most people, the best thing to do is to own the S&P 500 index fund.”
Let’s have a look at what is in the ETF.
Sector diversification
The ASX is dominated by two sectors: resources and financials.
But the iShares S&P 500 ETF has different weightings, with those exposures to sectors that generally demonstrate more long-term growth.
Looking at the weightings as of 13 April 2022: IT had a 26.9% weighting, healthcare had a 14.1% weighting, consumer discretionary had an 11.9% weighting, and financials had an 11% weighting. Those are the sectors that had a double-digit weighting.
iShares S&P 500 ETF holdings
As the name suggests, there are meant to be 500 different businesses in the portfolio.
All of them are listed in the US. However, there are plenty of them that have international sources of earnings.
For example, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG), (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s YouTube and Google are available in most countries worldwide. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s office tools and software are used across the world.
There are plenty of world leaders in the portfolio.
Aside from Alphabet and Microsoft, there are names like these in the portfolio: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Berkshire Hathaway, Unitedhealth, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Procter & Gamble, Exxon Mobil, Visa, Home Depot, Mastercard, Pfizer, Costco, Coca Cola, Broadcom, Walt Disney and McDonald’s.
Annual management fee
Another advantage the iShares S&P 500 ETF can provide is its extremely low management fee.
The lower the fees, the more of the returns that stay in the hands of the investor.
Blackrock provides this ETF with an annual management fee of 0.04%. This is one of the cheapest ETFs on the ASX.
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