Lowest-Cost ETFs
Expense ratio under 0.10%, with $100M+ in assets
Fees compound just like returns. A fund charging 0.03% instead of 0.50% leaves roughly 0.47% more of your money invested every year, which adds up to a meaningful difference over decades. This list includes US-listed ETFs with an expense ratio below 0.10% and more than $100 million in assets, mostly broad index funds from the largest issuers. A low fee is a starting point, not the whole decision: also check what index the fund tracks, how closely it tracks it and how liquid it is.
All Lowest-Cost ETFs (278)
Sorted by assets under management. Switch tabs to view different metrics. Click column headers to sort.
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| 1 |  | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $701.61 | $1.04T | 0.03% | 516 | 6.61M | 2.45B |
| 2 |  | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $766.67 | $888.43B | 0.03% | 509 | 5.15M | 1.15B |
| 3 |  | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | $763.25 | $817.16B | 0.09% | 506 | 46.34M | 1.07B |
| 4 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | $374.07 | $699.67B | 0.03% | 3,514 | 2.95M | 8.23B |
| 5 |  | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | $69.49 | $235.37B | 0.03% | 3,922 | 18.36M | 3.28B |
| 6 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF | $87.93 | $234.95B | 0.03% | 151 | 5.75M | 3.17B |
| 7 |  | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | $96.53 | $192.91B | 0.07% | 2,659 | 18.59M | 1.97B |
| 8 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF | $223.41 | $188.49B | 0.03% | 319 | 3.13M | 1.65B |
| 9 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | $89.83 | $175.94B | 0.02% | 509 | 9.87M | 1.93B |
| 10 |  | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | $83.43 | $165.14B | 0.05% | 8,860 | 4.74M | 1.92B |
| 11 |  | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | $76.79 | $163.75B | 0.09% | 3,351 | 9.99M | 1.97B |
| 12 |  | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | $70.82 | $161.79B | 0.03% | 15,000 | 13.92M | 2.30B |
| 13 |  | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | $118.83 | $155.48B | 0.09% | 323 | 4.30M | 1.23B |
| 14 |  | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | $95.38 | $136.55B | 0.03% | - | 14.45M | 1.44B |
| 15 |  | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | $183.47 | $127.79B | 0.08% | 77 | 8.94M | 652.01M |
| 16 |  | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | $58.03 | $127.23B | 0.06% | 5,061 | 5.54M | 2.69B |
| 17 |  | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | $72.35 | $122.09B | 0.05% | 408 | 9.23M | 1.68B |
| 18 |  | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | $100.59 | $111.78B | 0.09% | 24 | 25.54M | 1.11B |
| 19 |  | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | $241.77 | $111.08B | 0.04% | 343 | 1.30M | 467.55M |
| 20 |  | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | $34.35 | $109.56B | 0.06% | 102 | 20.74M | 3.32B |
| 21 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF | $80.40 | $105.30B | 0.03% | 288 | 3.42M | 1.83B |
| 22 |  | iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF | $135.91 | $104.51B | 0.06% | 614 | 3.82M | 754.35M |
| 23 |  | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | $166.08 | $96.92B | 0.03% | 2,465 | 1.21M | 576.80M |
| 24 |  | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | $156.82 | $82.88B | 0.06% | 10,180 | 1.84M | 518.37M |
| 25 |  | Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | $47.13 | $82.80B | 0.07% | 6,868 | 4.80M | 1.77B |
| 26 |  | Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF | $160.25 | $80.22B | 0.04% | 613 | 1.23M | 508.82M |
| 27 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | $284.32 | $78.23B | 0.03% | 1,311 | 408.69K | 932.55M |
| 28 |  | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | $30.00 | $74.70B | 0.03% | 756 | 13.42M | 2.46B |
| 29 |  | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | $81.54 | $69.28B | 0.04% | 3,920 | 1.54M | 1.15B |
| 30 |  | Schwab International Equity ETF | $26.93 | $68.62B | 0.03% | 1,440 | 8.43M | 2.48B |
| 31 |  | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | $79.00 | $67.32B | 0.03% | 2,329 | 10.78M | 849.21M |
| 32 |  | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | $35.21 | $64.33B | 0.04% | 189 | 8.25M | 1.78B |
| 33 |  | iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | $93.41 | $59.71B | 0.07% | 4,628 | 1.34M | 618.40M |
| 34 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | $120.25 | $56.67B | 0.04% | 153 | 1.91M | 459.65M |
| 35 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF | $351.88 | $54.94B | 0.03% | 444 | 208.14K | 257.21M |
| 36 |  | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | $55.52 | $52.17B | 0.08% | 80 | 30.29M | 935.65M |
| 37 |  | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | $44.47 | $47.83B | 0.06% | 18,206 | 7.34M | 1.09B |
| 38 |  | Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF | $125.04 | $47.39B | 0.06% | 372 | 809.81K | 364.93M |
| 39 |  | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | $76.63 | $46.42B | 0.03% | 3,173 | 5.76M | 594.08M |
| 40 |  | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | $48.00 | $46.38B | 0.03% | 10,724 | 45.44M | 1.04B |
| 41 |  | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | $102.35 | $45.54B | 0.05% | 7,321 | 21.07M | 463.00M |
| 42 |  | Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | $29.28 | $44.88B | 0.03% | 2,397 | 16.51M | 1.52B |
| 43 |  | Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF | $77.51 | $44.38B | 0.03% | 3,032 | 5.76M | 568.80M |
| 44 |  | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | $176.71 | $43.92B | 0.08% | 64 | 7.15M | 257.22M |
| 45 |  | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | $78.87 | $42.47B | 0.08% | 397 | 1.44M | 556.10M |
| 46 |  | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | $22.08 | $41.55B | 0.05% | 225 | 16.12M | 1.89B |
| 47 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | $49.38 | $41.51B | 0.03% | 2,455 | 3.19M | 816.00M |
| 48 |  | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | $68.24 | $40.15B | 0.08% | 24 | 29.24M | 634.15M |
| 49 |  | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | $57.13 | $39.68B | 0.03% | 104 | 5.42M | 700.06M |
| 50 |  | iShares MBS ETF | $90.52 | $37.10B | 0.04% | 11,134 | 4.65M | 396.60M |
| 51 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | $63.07 | $36.20B | 0.04% | 438 | 2.63M | 583.05M |
| 52 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF | $236.48 | $35.92B | 0.05% | 847 | 226.76K | 503.15M |
| 53 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF | $90.00 | $35.19B | 0.05% | 60 | 1.89M | 376.85M |
| 54 |  | Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF | $57.69 | $34.98B | 0.03% | 94 | 5.25M | 607.56M |
| 55 |  | iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | $189.35 | $34.27B | 0.04% | 404 | 392.14K | 175.65M |
| 56 |  | iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | $89.47 | $32.52B | 0.04% | 2,306 | 12.13M | 360.00M |
| 57 |  | Vanguard Extended Market ETF | $226.57 | $30.58B | 0.05% | 3,349 | 578.67K | 576.12M |
| 58 |  | State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF | $167.76 | $30.45B | 0.08% | 86 | 6.12M | 155.03M |
| 59 |  | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | $87.29 | $30.17B | 0.06% | 1,231 | 1.80M | 424.41M |
| 60 |  | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF | $73.59 | $28.28B | 0.03% | 2,348 | 2.88M | 385.65M |
| 61 |  | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | $83.51 | $27.88B | 0.07% | 154 | 1.47M | 323.83M |
| 62 |  | iShares Core S&P US Value ETF | $113.79 | $27.48B | 0.04% | 739 | 621.35K | 245.65M |
| 63 |  | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | $35.52 | $26.48B | 0.08% | - | 11.81M | 727.45M |
| 64 |  | iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | $51.40 | $23.61B | 0.04% | 4,537 | 5.06M | 455.30M |
| 65 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF | $205.77 | $23.40B | 0.05% | 176 | 686.28K | 116.49M |
| 66 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF | $326.71 | $23.03B | 0.05% | 550 | 154.10K | 249.87M |
| 67 |  | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | $110.32 | $22.98B | 0.08% | 26 | 5.60M | 208.10M |
| 68 |  | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF | $112.15 | $22.01B | 0.06% | 881 | 588.85K | 199.30M |
| 69 |  | Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | $31.99 | $22.00B | 0.03% | 1,755 | 4.01M | 665.35M |
| 70 |  | State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF | $112.46 | $21.76B | 0.08% | 50 | 8.62M | 194.71M |
| 71 |  | Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | $102.01 | $21.71B | 0.07% | 1,661 | 835.60K | 211.47M |
| 72 |  | Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | $83.00 | $21.57B | 0.09% | 2,242 | 1.13M | 253.88M |
| 73 |  | Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF | $283.46 | $21.25B | 0.08% | 298 | 306.67K | 73.85M |
| 74 |  | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | $42.21 | $21.03B | 0.08% | 34 | 63.66M | 557.05M |
| 75 |  | Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | $48.68 | $20.74B | 0.03% | 27 | 3.63M | 422.46M |
| 76 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF | $288.72 | $19.52B | 0.05% | 125 | 311.77K | 65.61M |
| 77 |  | Vanguard Health Care ETF | $327.15 | $19.32B | 0.09% | 424 | 151.52K | 77.27M |
| 78 |  | iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | $50.80 | $18.58B | 0.04% | 3,034 | 6.39M | 370.60M |
| 79 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | $63.38 | $18.20B | 0.03% | 403 | 1.74M | 284.80M |
| 80 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF | $50.69 | $17.70B | 0.07% | 2,780 | 3.43M | 337.40M |
| 81 |  | iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | $49.16 | $17.49B | 0.04% | 11,293 | 2.12M | 358.80M |
| 82 |  | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | $109.25 | $16.70B | 0.06% | 2,002 | 1.86M | 147.45M |
| 83 |  | iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | $100.58 | $16.39B | 0.03% | 26 | 1.11M | 163.65M |
| 84 |  | Schwab US TIPS ETF | $25.45 | $16.00B | 0.03% | 49 | 5.99M | 636.50M |
| 85 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF | $52.83 | $15.90B | 0.03% | 611 | 3.18M | 296.01M |
| 86 |  | Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | $44.91 | $15.65B | 0.03% | 4,890 | 2.99M | 349.31M |
| 87 |  | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | $34.15 | $15.31B | 0.04% | 572 | 3.19M | 453.90M |
| 88 |  | Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF | $23.92 | $15.27B | 0.03% | 97 | 4.50M | 640.40M |
| 89 |  | TR Activebeta US Large Cap Equity ETF | $145.73 | $15.24B | 0.09% | 429 | 421.90K | 103.90M |
| 90 |  | iShares Core High Dividend ETF | $30.04 | $14.74B | 0.08% | 81 | 2.10M | 520.30M |
| 91 |  | Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF | $34.16 | $14.52B | 0.03% | 505 | 2.17M | 421.65M |
| 92 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF | $92.22 | $14.20B | 0.03% | 1,516 | 428.20K | 152.00M |
| 93 |  | State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | $87.62 | $13.86B | 0.08% | 37 | 9.32M | 163.97M |
| 94 |  | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF | $165.68 | $13.75B | 0.05% | 128 | 227.09K | 83.59M |
| 95 |  | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | $134.50 | $13.57B | 0.09% | 1,236 | 1.09M | 99.03M |
| 96 |  | Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF | $23.90 | $13.16B | 0.03% | 101 | 5.46M | 552.80M |
| 97 |  | Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF | $35.70 | $12.89B | 0.06% | 2,232 | 2.82M | 350.60M |
| 98 |  | Vanguard Financials ETF | $134.75 | $12.84B | 0.09% | 434 | 544.13K | 97.56M |
| 99 |  | Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF | $75.65 | $12.42B | 0.06% | 29 | 3.22M | 168.10M |
| 100 |  | State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | $22.45 | $11.79B | 0.05% | 1,915 | 8.76M | 524.60M |
Lowest-Cost ETFs FAQ
What is a low expense ratio for an ETF?
Broad index ETFs from the largest issuers commonly charge 0.03% to 0.10% a year. Anything under 0.10% is low; actively managed and specialty ETFs often charge 0.50% or more.
How many ETFs charge less than 0.10%?
FinSpry currently finds 278 US-listed ETFs with expense ratios below 0.10% and more than $100 million in assets.
Is the cheapest ETF always the best choice?
No. Funds tracking the same index at similar fees can differ in tracking accuracy, trading volume and bid-ask spread, which can matter more than a few hundredths of a percent in fees.