| Previous Close | 223.90 |
| Open | 223.90 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
| Day's Range | 223.39 - 223.97 |
| 52 Week Range | 178.64 - 223.97 |
| Volume | 1,741,370 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,451,982 |
| Net Assets | 17.72B |
| NAV | 219.52 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| Yield | 2.10% |
| YTD Return | 12.80% |
| Beta (3y) | 1.02 |
| Expense Ratio (net) | 0.17% |
| Inception Date | 1998-01-13 |
InvestorPlace•8 hours agoBond Recession Signal Ends the Dow Jones’ 9-Day Run
U.S. equities drifted lower on Thursday in calm, controlled fashion in the wake of Wednesday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to start the process of “quantitative tightening” in October. As I said yesterday, this is a huge deal since it marks beginning of the end of years of bond-buying stimulus programs that have bloated the Fed’s balance sheet from around $800 billion to some $4.4 trillion now.
InvestorPlace•18 hours agoWith ‘Quantitative Tightening,’ Watch the Big-Cap Tech Names
U.S. equities bounced around the unchanged line on Wednesday in volatile trading after the Federal Reserve, as expected, announced it would begin winding down its bloated $4.4 trillion balance sheet in October. The Fed, in what could be considered a hawkish outcome, also stuck to its expectation of another interest rate hike in December. In her post-announcement press conference, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen admitted that the tepid behavior of inflation was puzzling, but maintained a focus on evidence of labor market tightness — something that historically has been a strong antecedent of wage-push inflation pressure.
- Harvest Exchange•18 hours ago
The 3 Great Bargain Funds: Cheap Fees and Yields up to 9%
I hear it from readers all the time: closed-end fund fees are just too high! And when you can get a passive fund that simply tracks the S&P 500, like the Vanguard 500 ETF (VOO), for a microscopic 0.05% expense ratio, it can seem silly to pay over 2% ...
