The S&P 500 Has Returned About 11% Annually Since 1958. Here's the ETF I'd Trust for the Next 30 Years.

Key Points Leadership in the U.S. equity market has changed significantly over the years. Winners today may be irrelevant a couple of decades from now. That's why you need to own an ETF that changes as the market changes. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF › In 1996, these were the S&P 500 's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) largest holdings by market cap: Coca-Cola : $130.6 billion ExxonMobil : $121.7 billion Intel : $107.6 billion Microsoft: $99.4 billion General Electric : $97.4 billion Merck : $86.4 billion International Business Machines : $73.5 billion Procter & Gamble : $72.5 billion Johnson & Johnson : $66.3 billion Walmart : $52.