ETFs Today
ETFs let you own a whole basket of stocks in one ticker. Pick a fund below for a plain-English look at what it tracks, today's move, and the news behind it — built for beginners.
| Fund | Price | Today | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIASPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | $518.76 | +0.48% | Broad market |
| IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $742.36 | +0.10% | Broad market |
| SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF | $738.93 | +0.10% | Broad market |
| VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF | $679.14 | +0.08% | Broad market |
| QQQInvesco QQQ | $684.23 | -1.15% | Tech-heavy |
Delayed prices, for educational context. Past performance does not indicate future results.
How to read a fund page
Every page breaks one move into the same few pieces. Here’s what each means — hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
What the fund tracks
Every ETFETFA basket of stocks you can buy all at once. Stands for Exchange-Traded Fund.Learn more → follows a defined basket — often an index like the S&P 500. Its move is the combined move of everything it holds, which is why funds are usually steadier than any single stock.
Today's move — and vs. the market
Compare the fund to a benchmarkBenchmarkA standard to compare your investments against, like the S&P 500.Learn more → to see whether its slice of the market led or lagged. A broad-market fund mostly is the market; a sector fund reflects just its corner.
Fees & holdings
Funds that track the same index differ mainly by fee and exactly what they hold — that’s why SPY, VOO, and IVV all follow the S&P 500 yet aren’t identical. Each fund page explains, in plain English, what it’s built from.
Why do ETFs move day to day?
An ETF (exchange-traded fund) is a basket of investments — often hundreds of stocks or bonds — bundled into a single fund you can trade like a stock. Its price moves as the combined value of everything it holds moves.
Because an ETF spreads across many holdings, it usually moves more smoothly than any single stock. A broad-market fund like SPY largely reflects “how the whole market did today”; a sector or theme fund reflects its slice. The day-to-day drivers are the same catalysts that move its underlying holdings — earnings, news, and economic data — averaged across the basket.
Each fund below explains one move in plain English — the price and the day’s change, what the fund tracks, recent news, and how it compares to related funds and the market.
New to investing? Start with the Foundations course, see the Markets hub for today’s overview, or browse Stocks.
Frequently asked questions
An ETF moves as the combined value of its holdings moves. A broad-market ETF mostly follows the overall market; a sector ETF follows its slice. Each fund page above explains the specific drivers behind that day’s move.
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Prices shown are delayed, not real-time, and are for educational context only. Always check a live source before making any decision. Past performance does not indicate future results.
Each ETF tracks a defined set of investments — for example, SPY tracks the S&P 500 (about 500 large U.S. companies) and QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Each fund page explains, in plain English, what that fund is built from.
A stock is a share of ownership in one company. An ETF is a single fund that holds a basket of many investments, so it spreads exposure across all of them. Browse individual companies on the Stocks page.
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