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S&P 500

The Standard & Poor's 500, commonly known as the S&P 500, is the most important stock index for the US market. It includes the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States.

Market Representation

The S&P 500 covers approximately 80% of the available market value in the US. Because it is market-cap weighted, giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have a significant impact on its performance.

Selection Criteria

Unlike other indices that simply take the largest firms, the S&P 500 has a committee that selects companies based on liquidity, size, and—crucially—profitability. A company must be profitable over the most recent quarter to be included.

Historical Context

Historically, the S&P 500 has been one of the best-performing large-cap indices in the world, averaging around 10% annual returns over long periods (before inflation).

Context

The S&P 500 serves as the benchmark for many funds. Note that the most quoted version is a price index without dividends; for comparisons with ETFs, the total return version is more meaningful. For euro-based investors, the US dollar exchange rate also matters.

Publisher: Stefan Pilz Ltd. (see imprint). General information, not investment advice. The documents of the index provider and the fund companies are authoritative.

Key facts

Index provider
S&P Dow Jones Indices
Official index page and methodology
Funds in our database
38
Benchmark names in the fund master data
  • S&P 500
  • S&P 500®
Funds may track different variants of the same index, e.g. a net total return or price index. The prospectus and key information document (KID) of each fund are authoritative.

Funds in our database

Active funds whose benchmark, according to the fund master data, is assigned to this index. The list is incomplete, sorted alphabetically and not a recommendation to buy.

Name Provider Benchmark (master data) TER Distribution policy
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF Acc
LU1135865084 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF EUR Dist
LU0496786574 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD Dist
LU0496786657 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
Amundi Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF UCITS ETF Acc
IE000UBAW7M3 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.03% Accumulating View
Amundi S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF EUR Acc
LU1681048804 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.15% Accumulating View
Amundi S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD Acc
LU1681049018 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.15% Accumulating View
Amundi S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD Dist
LU2391437253 		Amundi ETF S&P 500® 0.15% Distributing View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 II UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)
LU2993390769 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 II UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
LU2993390504 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 II UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
LU2993390686 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF
FR0011550680 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.14% Distributing View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF EUR
FR0011550185 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.14% Accumulating View
BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
FR0011550177 		BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500® 0.14% Accumulating View
Deka S&P 500 UCITS ETF
DE000ETFL631 		Deka ETFs S&P 500® 0.12% Distributing View
DZ BANK S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc
IE000DN1DKF8 		HANetf S&P 500® 0.17% Accumulating View
HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD
IE00B5KQNG97 		HSBC ETF S&P 500® 0.09% Distributing View
HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
IE000JZ473P7 		HSBC ETF S&P 500® 0.09% Accumulating View
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF
IE00B3YCGJ38 		Invesco S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF Dist
IE00BYML9W36 		Invesco S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
IE00B5BMR087 		iShares S&P 500® 0.07% Accumulating View
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
IE0031442068 		iShares S&P 500® 0.07% Distributing View
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
IE00BMTX1Y45 		iShares S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
IE000D3BWBR2 		iShares S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
Ossiam S&P 500 UCITS ETF 1C (EUR)
LU2997383372 		Ossiam S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF
IE00BWM62Q58 		SPDR S&P 500 0.03% Accumulating View
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)
IE000XZSV718 		State Street S&P 500® 0.03% Accumulating View
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Dist)
IE00B6YX5C33 		State Street S&P 500® 0.03% Distributing View
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD acc
IE00BD4TXW66 		UBS ETF S&P 500® 0.03% Accumulating View
UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD dis
IE00B7K93397 		UBS ETF S&P 500® 0.03% Distributing View
UBS S&P 500 SF UCITS ETF USD acc
IE00B4JY5R22 		UBS ETF S&P 500® 0.19% Accumulating View
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
IE00BFMXXD54 		Vanguard S&P 500® 0.07% Accumulating View
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing
IE00B3XXRP09 		Vanguard S&P 500® 0.07% Distributing View
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap II UCITS ETF 1C
IE000HY30YW6 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.05% Accumulating View
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap II UCITS ETF 1D
IE000FO05UG4 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.05% Distributing View
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF 1C
LU0490618542 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.15% Accumulating View
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF 1D
LU2009147757 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.07% Distributing View
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF 4C
IE000Z9SJA06 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.03% Accumulating View
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF 4D
IE000UP2BIZ9 		Xtrackers S&P 500® 0.03% Distributing View

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