A lot of people talk about investing in the S&P 500 for good reasons - the 500 largest established companies in the United States have historically performed very strongly with pre-inflation returns of 7-8% on average.

If you are new to investing or have not previously invested in these kinds of ETFs it can be very complicated with dozens and dozens of different funds on offer which all look pretty much identical.

Which one should you be putting your money in? What is the actual difference between the different ETFs which all seem to track the S&P 500 and what are the important things you need to know about them before making your decision?

In this video I break down everything you need to know about the different ETFs that are available in the UK (and generally the rest of the world) that track the S&P 500. I'll highlight why some may be better than others and tell you the key differences between the most popular ones.

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TIMESTAMPS
Introduction - 00:00
1. Physical vs Synthetic ETFs - 02:46
2. Full vs Sampled Replication - 04:39
3. Accumulating vs Distributing Funds - 06:19
4. GBP vs USD based ETFs - 07:14
5. ISAs and US Withholding Tax - 09:13
6. What is UCITS? - 11:25
7. Expense ratios of S&P 500 ETFs - 12:53
8. Why Spread is important - 13:30
9. Why S&P 500 ETFs need to be UK Reporting - 14:31
10. Picking the best S&P 500 ETF - 15:07
11. Vanguard and iShares S&P 500 ETFs Explained - 16:01
12. Fund Names for the best S&P 500 ETFs - 17:13
13. How to pick the right S&P 500 ETF? - 18:03
Conclusion - 20:08

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