Index Funds reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 272 Reddit reviews across 35 subreddits and 65 posts to rank the best Index Funds brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/fidelityinvestments, r/personalfinance, r/investing, r/dividends, r/mutualfunds. Top-rated brands include Vanguard (4.5/5), Fidelity (4.6/5), Vti (4.8/5).
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Reviews272
Subreddits35
Posts65
Brands60
Products70
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#1
Vanguard
4.5
(70)
"Vtsax 70% VTIAX 20% VFSUX 10%. The allocations can get more or less aggressive depending upon your risk tolerance but this portfolio gives you S & P exposure mainly with some international and a lesser amount to short term bonds."
"VOO - track SP500 - 11% average but last 5% years it's closer to 20% per year or so"
"All into VTSAX is an excellent choice for someone young and will be the cornerstone of your investments going forward."
"VTSAX and VSMPX aren’t comparable and you shouldn’t be deciding between the two. VTSAX is the entire US stock market."
"You can also filter Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation fund (VDADX)..."
"Both voo, ivv have the lowest expense ratio."
"VOO and chill"
"Open a brokerage account in Vanguard and buy VTSAX."
"Voo, spy or ivv. Don’t get a mutual fund."
"If you choose Vanguard, VTI until you have $3k, then consider moving to VTSAX."
#2
Fidelity
4.6
(53)
"Have you looked into FZROX and FNILX at all? Those are the zero cost versions of those two funds."
"FSKAX"
"Both great low cost buy and hold forever funds with low expense ratios."
"Of those 2, just 1: FSKAX. Why? Because it already fully contains FXAIX plus more."
"If you choose Fidelity for your brokerage, FSKAX. If you choose Vanguard, VTI until you have $3k, then consider moving to VTSAX."
"FXAIX"
"Pick one of FZROX or FXAIX and ride it out."
"Fidelity FXAIX is S&P 500. Set it and forget it. You'll never be sorry"
"Great option for total market exposure."
"Solid choice for bond exposure."
#3
Vti
4.8
(12)
"VTI, VXUS, and as of very recently, FBTC."
"VTI and VXUS is all you need."
"Two fund VTI 80% AVUV 20%, three fund you could add VXUS."
"Vti, Schd and Jepi. Growth, value and income"
"1. VTI and VXUS, as long as there is not a strong home country bias."
"VTI, VXUS and VT."
"FZROX and VTI for all intents and purposes are the same thing."
"VTI and VXUS."
"And chill"
"Go for 50/50 into SCHD and VTI imo."
#4
VOO
4.6
(8)
"Positive endorsement"
"Positive endorsement"
""VOO and chill" – casual endorsement"
"100 % VOO or VTI depending on age"
"If you're young, something that follows the sp500 or NASDAQ 100. SPY, VOO, QQQ are good choices that are incredibly popular."
"Just get VOO and SCHD. No point stepping over dollars to pick up dimes."
"VOO would require you to convert to USD which is alright if you are doing very large amounts."
"Higher expense ratio than SPYM, less preferred"
#5
XEQT
4.9
(7)
"Recommendation"
"20k allocation"
"XEQT has entered the chat"
"If you want set and forget deal."
"My TFSA which consists of just XEQT and VFV is sitting at 17.5% all time."
"XEQT already provides everything you need."
"Only real consideration in my mind is do you prefer quarterly (XEQT) or annual (VEQT) distributions?"
#6
VT
5.0
(6)
"Great option, combines VTI + international"
"Super easy and nice"
"Stick with VT in a Roth IRA"
"VT and chill – casual endorsement"
"Easy and diversified"
"Hold VT for 60 % US / 40 % international allocation"
#7
SPDR
4.5
(6)
"Voo, spy or ivv. Don’t get a mutual fund."
"VOO or SPY, and good job with thinking about investing this early."
"SPY and FTEC is the double whammy combo."
"SPLG is another great option instead of spy, voo or fxaix. 0.02% expense ratio and but less AUM then voo."
"SPLG"
"SPY"
#8
Fzrox
5.0
(5)
"I use FZROX and FBND or in Vanguard VTI and BND as I’m not holding international now."
"60% FZROX + 40% FZILX. Basically mimics VT for no expense ratio."
"Slightly outperformed VTI"
"FZROX and VTI for all intents and purposes are the same thing."
#9
Charles Schwab
4.2
(6)
"Low management fees"
"SCHD for dividends."
"SCHG for growth."
"Obligatory: SCHD"
"I use Schwab and I like it. The customer service seems to be pretty good and I haven't noticed any over the top nickel and dining on fees."
"Any of those you named is fine. Or Schwab."
#10
WEBN
4.8
(5)
""WEBN and chill" – casual endorsement"
""Webn and chill" – casual endorsement"
"Description of the fund"
"Lower annual fees, no currency conversion fee"
"66 % allocation in a global portfolio"
#11
Index Funds
4.6
(5)
"Your sole parameter while choosing Index MFs should be expense ratio: the lower the better."
"If you're only interested in growing wealth, just do index funds."
"I am 100% invested in index funds but have some more diversity. Some mirror the SP500, others the DJIA and NASDAQ, as well as some international funds."
"The usual advice would be to put 90% into index funds and 10% into the investment of your choice."
"Majority of my assets are held in world indexes and inexpensive ETF’s."
#12
VFV
4.8
(4)
"My TFSA which consists of just XEQT and VFV is sitting at 17.5% all time."
"VFV, QQQ, and SCHD is all you need."
"VFV is great for me due to low yield / high growth."
#13
Schwab
4.8
(4)
"SCHD (Schwab's flagship dividend fund with over $65b invested)..."
"That’s a fine allocation."
"Schwab International Index Fund"
"SCHD for dividends"
#14
Invesco
4.3
(4)
"QQQ or QQQM - tracks NASDAQ (more tech heavy) - last 5 years around 25% per year"
"Voo or qqq."
"PPA is the one I would recommend, but there are several."
"I’ve done well with PPA."
#15
HDFC
4.0
(4)
"HDFC Sensex Index Fund is the best."
"HDFC Sensex Index Fund. Oldest & largest with quite good tracking history."
"HDFC or ICICI sensex fund. Both are equally good."
"HDFC sensex fund. Heard or read somewhere."
#16
VEQT
5.0
(3)
"Recommendation"
""Veqt and chill" – casual endorsement"
"20k allocation"
#17
VXUS
5.0
(3)
"1. VTI and VXUS, as long as there is not a strong home country bias."
"VTI, VXUS and VT."
#18
Schd
5.0
(3)
"I do weekly autobuys for SCHD"
"Avoiding small expense ratios is unnecessary, consider which investment has the best total returns."
"Go for 50/50 into SCHD and VTI imo."
#20
UTI
4.3
(3)
"Great for SIP investments."
"UTI Nifty 50 Index Fund – A solid performer over the long term."
"UTI is good enough"
#22
Avanza
5.0
(2)
"Like other say, the general advice is to buy a global index fund like Avanza Zero or low cost Länsförsäkringar Global index (LFG)."
"Get an isk account from nordnet, avanza, lysa and look at available etf. Avanza zero for eg is 0 cost fund"
#23
Qqq
5.0
(2)
"If you're young, something that follows the sp500 or NASDAQ 100. SPY, VOO, QQQ are good choices that are incredibly popular."
"I do weekly autobuys for QQQ"
#24
Spy
5.0
(2)
"If you're young, something that follows the sp500 or NASDAQ 100. SPY, VOO, QQQ are good choices that are incredibly popular."
"Dollar-cost-average into SPY"
#25
ITOT
5.0
(2)
"I use ITOT for my individual account"
#26
FXAIX
5.0
(2)
"Good Fidelity funds to use as primary funds are FXAIX (S&P 500 index) and FZROX (Total Market Index)..."
"The rest is easy on the app.
That link has a nice list of Fidelity index funds. Maybe start at FXAIX the S&P500 index."
#27
ICICI
3.3
(3)
"ICICI, HDFC and SBI nifty 50 index funds are some popular names next to UTI nifty 50 index fund"
"All of them are quite similar. Icici,sbi"
"Icici"
#28
PLUS
5.0
(2)
"I personally prefer to invest in the full Swedish stock market in "PLUS Allabolag Sverige Index""
"But if you are looking for small/mid cap, check: * PLUS Småbolag Sverige Index"
#29
SWTSX
4.5
(2)
"Continue to invest regularly. Zoom out of SWTSX and look at all time and you can see it's growth over time."
"I just sold all my swisx. Going 100% swtsx."
#30
SBI
4.5
(2)
"A great investment option for long-term growth."
"Reliable index fund for long-term growth."
#31
AVGE
4.5
(2)
"3. AVGE"
"AVGE
BND if I ever get into bonds"
#32
Avantis Investors
4.0
(2)
"I am torn between AVLV and FNDB for large value or overall US value. I do have AVUV."
"US Large Cap: VTV, AVLV (I have AVLV myself but was a close call with VTV)"
#33
ICICI Prudential
4.0
(2)
"ICICI Prudential Nifty 50 Index Fund – From a well-known AMC with a decent tracking record."
"Consistent performance over the years."
#34
Nippon India
4.0
(2)
"Nippon India Index Fund Nifty 50 Plan"
"Nippon is also great with less expense ratio"
#35
Mutual Funds
3.5
(2)
"For retirement planning, there's nothing better for me than mutual funds."
"They're also less liquid, some have hidden fees, and some have worse tax implications."
#36
SWPPX
5.0
(1)
"Fractional shares available for as little as $1"
#37
Justwealth
5.0
(1)
"The best thing to do is just go with Justwealth and choose an appropriate target date portfolio."
#38
VWCE
5.0
(1)
"Preferred over WEBN, ALLW, FWRA for higher diversification and liquidity"
#39
Canadian Portfolio Manager
5.0
(1)
"The asset allocation ETFs listed on this model portfolio page would be good a good choice."
#40
SPDR S&P 500 ETF
5.0
(1)
"Spus is the top performing sharia complaint etf."
#41
FZROX
5.0
(1)
"Good Fidelity funds to use as primary funds are FXAIX (S&P 500 index) and FZROX (Total Market Index)..."
#42
Fidelity 500 Index Fund
5.0
(1)
"I do FZLIX + FZROX + FXAIX in my Roth IRA."
#43
VTSAX
5.0
(1)
"Simple mention"
#44
Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund
5.0
(1)
"FZLIX and FZROX expense ratio is Zero."
#45
Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund
5.0
(1)
"FZLIX and FZROX expense ratio is Zero."
#46
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
5.0
(1)
"SCHX outperformed VOO and FXAIX."
#47
XEON
5.0
(1)
"Best for unknown timeline"
#48
Bogleheads
5.0
(1)
"I’d suggest you join r/bogleheads and check out their wiki. Their whole strategy is based on investing in a few index funds, often something like VTI and BND."
#49
VTI
5.0
(1)
"Total stock market, 0.03% expense ratio:
**VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF**"
#50
FMETF
2.0
(2)
"Negative"
"Negative"
#51
Target Date Funds
4.0
(1)
"Target date if you want to be completely hands free."
#52
Prosper
4.0
(1)
"The all in cheapest offer is Prosper with either their S&P500 ETF (no fractional shares) or their US Index OEIC (600 US companies). They rebate the fund fee."
#53
All-in-One ETF
4.0
(1)
"Choosing a single fund that does everything for you so you stay the course will have a much bigger (negative) impact."
#54
Europe ETFs
4.0
(1)
"34 % allocation in a home‑bias strategy"
#56
Länsförsäkringar
4.0
(1)
"Like other say, the general advice is to buy a global index fund like Avanza Zero or low cost Länsförsäkringar Global index (LFG)."
#57
S&P 500
4.0
(1)
"I’m going with an Australian domiciled version of an s&p500 index because there’s a pretty big tax implication..."
#58
JPMorgan
4.0
(1)
"JEPI"
#59
QQQM
4.0
(1)
"QQQM, VOO, VTG"
#60
BEP
3.0
(1)
"If I want green energy I go for bep and npi they both look better."
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