Top Performing Large Blend ETFs 2014

Large blend ETFs invests mainly in companies with market values greater than $10 billion. These exchange traded funds invest in a combination of growth and value-oriented stocks. They may provide some yield for income.

Best Large Cap Funds

These top performers are sorted based on its 1 year total return performance (up to November 3, 2014). You can find this best ETF funds review from this article. Other fund information can be found below such as expense ratio, Morningstar rating, fund’s NAV, holdings, yield, etc.

Top performing large blend ETFs 2014 are:

1. ProShares Large Cap Core Plus ETF
2. iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
3. iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF
4. iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF
5. PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality ETF
6. ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
7. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
8. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
9. Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
10. Vanguard Mega Cap ETF
11. SPDR S&P 500 ETF

Alternative ETF

ProShares Large Cap Core Plus ETF (CSM) is an alternative for large ca allocations. This fund offers the potential to outperform traditional large cap index funds. Its benchmark is the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large Cap Index. The expense fee is 0.45%. The yield is 1.35%. Total assets are $409 million.

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This top performing large blend ETF is ranked with 5 stars rating. In 2014, the year to date return is 13.46%. This index ETF has returned 20.82% over the past 3 years, and 17.29% over the past 5 years. Top 3 sectors are technology, financial services, and industrials.

Morningstar ETF

iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF is ranked with 5 stars rating by Morningstar. The 12 month dividend yield is 1.87%. The current expense fee is 0.20%. With assets of $531 million, this exchange traded fund invests mainly in stocks of large, established U.S. companies.

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The 3 year annualized return is 21.74%. In 2104, the YTD return is 12.32%. Top 5 stocks in its portfolio are Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK.B), Procter & Gamble Co (PG), and Bank of America Corporation (BAC).

S&P Stocks ETF

Ranked with 4 stars rating, this PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality ETF has a yield of 1.64%. Its expense fee is 0.29%. This top performing large blend ETF has YTD return of 11.29% in 2014. Top 3 equities are 3M Co (MMM), Union Pacific Corp (UNP), and Danaher Corp (DHR).

No	ETF Name	Symbol	Expense Ratio (%)	Market Return 1-Year
1	ProShares Large Cap Core Plus	CSM	0.45	19.93
2	iShares Morningstar Large-Cap	JKD	0.2	17.16
3	iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility	USMV	0.15	15.21
4	iShares MSCI USA Size Factor	SIZE	0.15	15.56
5	PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality ETF	SPHQ	0.29	16.48
6	ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	NOBL	0.35	15.11
7	iShares Core S&P 500	IVV	0.07	17.08
8	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	VOO	0.05	17.19
9	Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	RSP	0.4	16.52
10	Vanguard Mega Cap ETF	MGC	0.11	16.98
11	SPDR S&P 500 ETF	SPY	0.09	16.95
12	iShares Russell Top 200	IWL	0.15	16.44
13	SPDR Russell 1000 ETF	ONEK	0.11	15.86
14	Vanguard Large-Cap ETF	VV	0.09	16.78
15	Schwab US Large-Cap ETF	SCHX	0.04	16.73
16	WisdomTree Earnings 500 ETF	EPS	0.28	17.19
17	ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF	EQL	0.34	15.72
18	Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF	VONE	0.12	16.28
19	iShares S&P 100	OEF	0.2	16.52