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The S&P 500 is an American stock market index that groups the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States, weighted by market capitalization. It is considered the most representative barometer of the American economy and serves as a global benchmark for measuring stock market performance.
VFV.TO (Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF) and ZSP.TO (BMO S&P 500 Index ETF) replicate the S&P 500 in Canadian dollars. The top 10 holdings include Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, and Alphabet. Historically, the S&P 500 has generated an annualized return of roughly 10-11% before inflation over the past 50 years.
About $500 billion is indexed to the S&P 500 worldwide. Its performance affects the portfolios of millions of investors. An ETF like VEQT.TO allocates roughly 45% of its assets to it through its American components, which explains why US markets strongly influence global equity ETFs.