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You have 2 listings in the compare tray: Core All-Share ETF (Total Market Index ETF) and Communication Services SPDR (XLC) (Sector ETF — Comms). Below, each row shows the attribute, what it measures, and which listing leads when the value can be ranked numerically.

Top ratedCore All-Share ETF

Total Market Index ETF

Communication Services SPDR (XLC)

Sector ETF — Comms

Rating 4.8 (612) 4.4 (100)
Expense ratio
(lower is better)
Annual fee deducted from NAV daily — the single biggest controllable drag on long-term returns.
0.03%0.09%
AUM
(higher is better)
Total assets in the fund — higher AUM usually means tighter spreads and lower closure risk.
$340B$18B+
Index tracked
The benchmark methodology that decides what the fund actually owns and how it's weighted.
US Total Market IndexS&P Comms Services Select
Dividend yield
(higher is better)
Trailing 12-month income paid by the fund as a percentage of price.
1.45%~0.8%
RegulationSECSEC, Investment Company Act 1940
Pros
  • + Rock-bottom expense ratio
  • + Massive AUM means tight spreads
  • + Single ticker covers virtually the whole US market
  • + Broad diversification in a single ticker
  • + Tax-efficient structure
  • + Lower expense ratios than most mutual funds
Cons
  • 100% US — no international exposure
  • No bonds — pair with a bond fund for a complete portfolio
  • Tracks an index — won't outperform it
  • Bid-ask spread is a small extra cost
  • Sector or thematic ETFs can be more volatile than expected
HeadquartersPennsylvania, USBoston, MA, United States
Founded20012018
License
Experience levelBeginner
VisitVisit Core All-Share ETF

Bottom line

Across the attributes that can be ranked numerically: Core All-Share ETF leads on expense ratio (0.03%); Core All-Share ETF leads on aum ($340B); Core All-Share ETF leads on dividend yield (1.45%). Use this as a starting point — your own situation (account type, deposit size, jurisdiction) decides which of those leads actually matters.

How to use this comparison

Side-by-side comparisons make trade-offs visible — but only if you compare on the dimensions that actually drive the decision. A 0.10% expense-ratio difference between two near-identical broad-market ETFs is real, but rarely the deciding factor for a $5,000 investment. A 5-year track record difference between two robo-advisors usually matters less than whether they support the account type you need.

Before you commit to one option, write down two or three deal-breakers. Maybe it's "must support a SEP IRA". Maybe it's "must have a no-fee checking account included". Filter against those first, then look at marginal differences.

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