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<p>SpaceX’s IPO smashed records, as investors clamored to gain access, pouring in billions to any kind of SpaceX exposure they could get their hands on. One ETF benefited for a couple hours, having changed its entire mandate overnight to capture the hype, before being halted. Tune into this episode of <em>ETF Zoo</em> for the scoop and the precedent it may set for ETFs looking ahead. </p>
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<p>Semiconductors and U.S. equities at large benefited in a week dominated by the SpaceX IPO. Meanwhile, investors quietly increased their hedges in ultra-short bonds in ongoing, complex markets. </p>
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<p>SpaceX is going public on June 12 — nine days from now — at a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion, which would make it the largest IPO in history. For ETF investors, the event is unavoidable: index rules will force an estimated $22–27 billion in automatic buying from funds tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Here's which ETFs will hold SpaceX, when they'll buy, and what the IPO means for your portfolio.</p>
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, the index investing pioneer's flagship exchange-traded product, became the first in the history of ETFs to reach and exceed $1 trillion in assets, the investment firm confirmed on Wednesday. The Vanguard fund hit this milestone, the latest record in the remarkable ascent of exchange-traded funds, on Tuesday, less than 18 months after overtaking State Street Investment Management's SPDR S&P 500 ETF in assets, as investors looking for broad market exposure also sought out the lowest-cost funds. VOO levies a management fee of only 0.03%, compared to 0.09% for the State Street fund, which now is third in the three-way race between those two firms and BlackRock Inc..
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Investing.com -- Vanguard Group’s S&P 500-tracking ETF has become the first exchange-traded fund to surpass $1 trillion in assets. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO) crossed the threshold after receiving $1.7 billion in inflows during the most recent session for which data is available, according to Bloomberg figures.
<p>The technology sector continues to see significant investor interest as ETF inflows and filings chase after the memory chip boom and the impending SpaceX IPO. Tune in to hear what the experts think about if these trends have lasting momentum and what investors need to watch for. </p>
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