Investing in the United States
The United States is the largest stock market in the world, accounting for roughly half of global market value. It's home to the big tech companies, banks, pharmaceutical firms and thousands of businesses that sell all over the planet.
For many international investors it's the natural starting point: plenty of apps let you buy US stocks and ETFs in dollars. The risk is concentrating too much in a single country and a handful of tech companies.
We track 543 assets from the United States; the average return over the last year was 18.9% in local currency. In the optimizer, prices can be converted to your currency to include currency risk.
Sample portfolio
NVDA, AAPL, GOOGL, GOOG, MSFT, VTI
Top stocks
| Asset | 1 year | 1Y return | Volatility | Market cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA · Stock · Technology | +18.6% | 38% | US$5.17T | ||
Apple Inc.AAPL · Stock · Technology | +33.1% | 24% | US$5.00T | ||
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL · Stock · Communication Services | +30.3% | 32% | US$4.00T | ||
Alphabet Inc.GOOG · Stock · Communication Services | +28.3% | 31% | US$3.95T | ||
Microsoft CorporationMSFT · Stock · Technology | +1.5% | 33% | US$3.89T | ||
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN · Stock · Consumer Discretionary | +15.8% | 35% | US$2.72T | ||
Meta Platforms, Inc.META · Stock · Communication Services | -10.6% | 43% | US$1.66T | ||
Broadcom Inc.AVGO · Stock · Technology | -3.4% | 46% | US$1.56T | ||
Tesla, Inc.TSLA · Stock · Consumer Discretionary | -12.0% | 45% | US$1.53T | ||
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.BRK-B · Stock · Financials | +10.8% | 15% | US$1.17T | ||
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY · Stock · Health Care | +61.9% | 35% | US$1.17T | ||
Micron Technology, Inc.MU · Stock · Technology | +340.7% | 81% | US$996.8B | ||
Walmart Inc.WMT · Stock · Consumer Staples | +12.4% | 26% | US$947.4B | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM · Stock · Financials | +15.7% | 22% | US$886.2B | ||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD · Stock · Technology | +124.1% | 68% | US$843.4B | ||
Visa Inc.V · Stock · Financials | +19.7% | 22% | US$769.5B | ||
ExxonMobil Holdings CorporationXOM · Stock · Energy | +58.1% | 26% | US$724.5B | ||
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Stock · Health Care | +39.8% | 20% | US$635.3B | ||
ASML Holding N.V.ASML · Stock · Technology | +59.2% | 46% | US$617.8B | ||
Mastercard IncorporatedMA · Stock · Financials | +10.2% | 22% | US$547.4B | ||
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · Stock · Health Care | +27.9% | 26% | US$502.9B | ||
Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR · Stock · Technology | +13.2% | 61% | US$477.9B | ||
Intel CorporationINTC · Stock · Technology | +135.3% | 78% | US$462.5B | ||
Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST · Stock · Consumer Staples | +7.4% | 20% | US$446.8B | ||
Chevron CorporationCVX · Stock · Energy | +50.0% | 24% | US$441.1B | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO · Stock · Technology | +49.8% | 35% | US$409.8B | ||
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO · Stock · Consumer Staples | +36.7% | 19% | US$405.5B | ||
Oracle CorporationORCL · Stock · Technology | -52.9% | 57% | US$384.8B | ||
The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG · Stock · Consumer Staples | +12.2% | 21% | US$383.8B | ||
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH · Stock · Health Care | +20.4% | 35% | US$379.9B |
ETFs
| Asset | 1 year | 1Y return | Volatility | Market cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard Total Stock MarketVTI · ETF · Broad index | +15.0% | 13% | US$2.32T | ||
Vanguard S&P 500VOO · ETF · Broad index | +15.5% | 13% | US$1.73T | ||
iShares Core S&P 500IVV · ETF · Broad index | +15.5% | 13% | US$881.3B | ||
SPDR S&P 500SPY · ETF · Broad index | +15.4% | 13% | US$809.2B | ||
Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq-100)QQQ · ETF · Broad index | +17.4% | 20% | US$498.9B | ||
Vanguard Total Bond MarketBND · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$389.1B | ||
iShares Core US Aggregate BondAGG · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$135.7B | ||
Vanguard Dividend AppreciationVIG · ETF · Dividends | +14.4% | 10% | US$127.6B | ||
Technology Select Sector SPDRXLK · ETF · Sector | +28.6% | 27% | US$127.3B | ||
Schwab US Dividend EquitySCHD · ETF · Dividends | +34.5% | 11% | US$107.9B | ||
Vanguard High Dividend YieldVYM · ETF · Dividends | +17.5% | 10% | US$95.8B | ||
iShares Russell 2000IWM · ETF · Broad index | +14.2% | 18% | US$78.0B | ||
VanEck SemiconductorSMH · ETF · Sector | +56.7% | 40% | US$74.9B | ||
Financial Select Sector SPDRXLF · ETF · Sector | +8.9% | 14% | US$51.0B | ||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury BondTLT · ETF · Bonds | -7.6% | 10% | US$46.2B | ||
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial AverageDIA · ETF · Broad index | +14.3% | 13% | US$43.9B | ||
Health Care Select Sector SPDRXLV · ETF · Sector | +26.3% | 16% | US$43.4B | ||
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury BondIEF · ETF · Bonds | -3.2% | 5% | US$41.6B | ||
Energy Select Sector SPDRXLE · ETF · Sector | +56.8% | 22% | US$39.1B | ||
Industrial Select Sector SPDRXLI · ETF · Sector | +9.3% | 17% | US$29.8B | ||
iShares Investment Grade Corporate BondLQD · ETF · Bonds | -3.4% | 6% | US$28.3B | ||
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury BondSHY · ETF · Bonds | +1.6% | 1% | US$26.3B | ||
Communication Services Select Sector SPDRXLC · ETF · Sector | -5.9% | 16% | US$22.5B | ||
iShares Select DividendDVY · ETF · Dividends | +17.7% | 11% | US$22.2B | ||
Utilities Select Sector SPDRXLU · ETF · Sector | -3.5% | 16% | US$21.3B | ||
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDRXLY · ETF · Sector | -2.2% | 19% | US$21.3B | ||
iShares High Yield Corporate BondHYG · ETF · Bonds | +1.2% | 4% | US$16.8B | ||
iShares TIPS BondTIP · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$14.2B | ||
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDRXLP · ETF · Sector | +14.5% | 15% | US$13.4B | ||
Materials Select Sector SPDRXLB · ETF · Sector | +17.5% | 18% | US$7.8B | ||
Real Estate Select Sector SPDRXLRE · ETF · Sector | +3.0% | 14% | US$7.7B |
Disclaimer: Educational and simulation tool. It is not investment advice or a personalized recommendation. Past performance does not guarantee future results.