Investors Go Beyond S&P 500 To Cash In On Large-Cap Growth Boom

It's all about large-cap growth again this year for investors. And investors are now looking beyond just S&P 500 index funds to cash in.

Investors Business Daily • Oct 23, 2025

Investors Scramble Like Crazy To Buy Up These 10 ETFs

The popularity of ETFs continues to surge this year. And investors definitely have a type they prefer.

Investors Business Daily • Oct 9, 2025

ETFs to Gain as Inflation Edges Higher in August

Inflation rose in August, but jobless claims rose, too, shaping Fed rate cut odds and boosting the appeal of large-cap blend ETFs like ITOT, EDOW and IVV.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 12, 2025

OEF: A Better Play Than The Top 20, 50 And 500

Mega and large cap stocks continue to outperform, driven by robust earnings growth, especially in tech, financials, and healthcare sectors. OEF provides diversified access to the 100 largest S&P 500 companies, balancing mega cap upside with lower risk than more concentrated ETFs. OEF has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 over multiple timeframes, with strong price momentum, healthy liquidity, and a competitive expense ratio.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 11, 2025

OEF: The Risks Are Still High For An Aggressive Approach

OEF offers concentrated exposure to the largest S&P 500 companies, with high tech weighting and elevated idiosyncratic risk versus broader market ETFs. Current valuation and sector concentration make OEF more vulnerable to pullbacks, especially in risk-off environments and amid waning market momentum. While OEF's long-term returns are similar to peers, it has underperformed SPY, questioning the benefit of its higher concentration.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 10, 2025

Should iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) Be on Your Investing Radar?

Launched on October 23, 2000, the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 2, 2025

Large-Cap ETF (OEF) Hits a New 52-Week High

OEF surges to a 52-week high, gaining 33.6% off its low as large-cap stocks ride market highs and rate-cut hopes.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 22, 2025

OEF: A Simple Way To Beat SPY

OEF offers a simple, effective strategy by focusing on the largest 100 S&P 500 companies, leading to strong historical outperformance versus SPY. The ETF's heavy technology sector weighting and concentration in top performers drive returns, though they introduce some concentration risk. Despite a higher expense ratio than IVV, OEF's focus on winners and automatic removal of laggards make it a compelling choice for long-term investors.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 11, 2025

OEF: Best May Be Behind With Regime Change

The iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF (OEF) has outperformed the SPY but primarily due to a few top-performing stocks, not broad strategy. Risk-adjusted returns and backtesting show OEF's outperformance, but the excess returns lack statistical significance, driven by a concentrated few. Forward simulations indicate OEF underperforms the SPY, suggesting the outperformance is not sustainable under different market conditions.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 22, 2025

BlackRock Adds Bitcoin & Active ETFs to Model Portfolios

The BlackRock Target Allocation team further embraced active ETFs at the end of February. The team runs model portfolios for advisors worth we believe approximately $150 billion.

ETF Trends • Mar 3, 2025