2 Vanguard Index Funds to Buy to Beat the S&P 500 in the Next Year, According to Wall Street

Key Points Most Wall Street analysts expect the technology and industrials sectors to beat the S&P 500 over the next year. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF offers exposure to technology stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. The Vanguard Industrials ETF provides exposure to industrial stocks like Caterpillar, GE Aerospace, and RTX. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › Wall Street's consensus forecast says the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) will advance 22% to 9,252 by September 2027, according to FactSet Research . However, analysts expect more substantial gains in the technology and industrials sectors, which are forecast to return 28% and 26%, respectively, over the same period.