Large-Cap Exchange-Traded Funds Feature Large Companies

Large companies with more than $10 billion market capitalization (number of outstanding shares times price) often are well establish companies that pay safe dividends.

These large companies are included in well-known indexes including the Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI), Russell 1000 (^RUI) and the S&P 500 (^GSPC).

Here are 20 large-cap exchange-traded funds that include large-cap stocks. Each ETF differs in composition so their performance will vary. Also, compare fees because they vary from fund to fund.

Large-Cap Exchange-Traded Funds
ETF (Click for Web site)	Symbol	ETF Tracks...
Dow Diamonds	DIA	Dow Jones Industrial Average.
iShares Morningstar Large Core Index Fund	JKD	Morningstar Large Core Index.
iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund	IWB	Russell 1000 Index. (Largest 1000 companies in the Russell 3000).
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund	IWD	Russell 1000 Value Index.
iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund	IWF	Russell 1000 Growth Index.
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund	OEF	Standard & Poor's 100 Index.
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund	IVV	Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
iShares S&P 500 Growth Index	IVW	S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index.
iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund	IVE	S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index.
iShares NYSE 100 Index Fund	NY	NYSE U.S. 100 Index.
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Portfolio	PJF	Dynamic Large Cap Intellidex Index.
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio	PWB	Dynamic Large Cap Growth Index.
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio	PWV	Dynamic Large Cap Value Index.
PowerShares FTSE RAFI 1000 Portfolio	PRF	FTSE™ RAFI US 1000 Index.
Rydex Russell Top 50 Fund	XLG	Russell Top 50™ Index.
SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap ETF	ELR	Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Index.
SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Growth ETF	ELG	Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Growth Index.
SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap Value ETF	ELV	Dow Jones Wilshire Large Cap Value Index.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF	SPY	Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF	VV	MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index.

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Posted March 24, 2007.