Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is a large, passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 Index, a widely followed benchmark of major U.S. large-cap companies. The fund uses a full-replication approach, holding all or substantially all of the stocks in the index in their respective market-capitalization weights, providing broad exposure across sectors such as technology, healthcare, financials, consumer discretionary, and industrials. Issued by Vanguard, it is structured as an exchange-traded share class of a larger index mutual fund, combining intraday tradability with diversified index exposure. The ETF’s role in the global market is as a core building block for accessing the U.S. equity market, often used by institutions and individuals to align portfolios with the overall performance of leading U.S. corporations. Its scale, transparency, and rules-based methodology make it a reference product among index-tracking funds focused on the U.S. large-cap segment.