SPY vs CSM

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	CSM	SPY
Security Type	ETF	ETF
Finny Score	N/A	83
Category	N/A	Large Blend
Family	ProShares	State Street Global Advisors
Net Assets	$396.20M	N/A
Expense Ratio	N/A	0.09%
Management Style	passive (index-based)	passive (index-based)
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.45%
Underlying Index	Credit Suisse 130/30 Large Cap Index	S&P 500
YTD Return	N/A	14.07%
1-Year Return	N/A	16.13%
3-Year Return	N/A	11.33%
5-Year Return	N/A	9.95%
10-Year Return	N/A	11.74%

CSM

CSM description

ProShares Trust - ProShares Large Cap Core Plus is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by ProShare Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests directly and through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs long/short strategy and uses derivatives such as swaps to create its portfolio. It invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track the performance of the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large Cap Index, by using synthetic replication technique. ProShares Trust - ProShares Large Cap Core Plus was formed on July 13, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.

CSM performance & returns

YTD Return	N/A
1-Month Return	N/A
3-Month Return	N/A
1-Year Return	N/A
3-Year Return	N/A
5-Year Return	N/A
10-Year Return	N/A

CSM expense ratio is N/A.

CSM holdings

Top 10 Holdings (20.09% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Apple Inc	AAPL	5.22%
Microsoft Corp	MSFT	4.54%
Amazon.com Inc	AMZN	2.03%
NVIDIA Corp	NVDA	1.84%
Alphabet Inc Class A	GOOGL	1.24%
Tesla Inc	TSLA	1.09%
UnitedHealth Group Inc	UNH	1.05%
Alphabet Inc Class C	GOOG	1.05%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A	META	1.01%
Visa Inc Class A	V	1.01%

CSM pros

None that we could think of.

CSM cons

The following are CSM weaknesses from our perspective:

CSM net assets are $396.20 million. This fund is not a popular choice with retail investors.

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SPY

SPY description

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, by using full replication technique. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was formed on January 22, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

SPY performance & returns

YTD Return	14.07%
1-Month Return	-1.46%
3-Month Return	-0.46%
1-Year Return	16.13%
3-Year Return	11.33%
5-Year Return	9.95%
10-Year Return	11.74%

SPY expense ratio is 0.09%.

SPY holdings

Top 10 Holdings (30.82% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Apple Inc	AAPL	7.37%
Microsoft Corp	MSFT	6.46%
Amazon.com Inc	AMZN	3.27%
NVIDIA Corp	NVDA	3.24%
Alphabet Inc Class A	GOOGL	2.15%
Alphabet Inc Class C	GOOG	1.86%
Tesla Inc	TSLA	1.84%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A	META	1.74%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B	BRK.B	1.70%
Exxon Mobil Corp	XOM	1.19%

SPY pros

The following are SPY strengths from our perspective:

SPY 3-year return is 11.33%, which is higher than the 3-year return of the benchmark index (S&P 500 TR USD), 10.12%.
SPY 5-year return is 9.95%, which is in line with the 5-year return of the benchmark index (S&P 500 TR USD), 10.51%.
SPY 10-year return is 11.74%, which is in line with the 10-year return of the benchmark index (S&P 500 TR USD), 12.76%.
SPY 15-year return is 8.1%, which is in line with the 15-year return of the benchmark index (S&P 500 TR USD), 8.17%.
SPY expense ratio is 0.09%, which is considered low. Nice job picking a low-cost fund.

SPY cons

The following are SPY weaknesses from our perspective:

SPY net assets are $0.00 million. This fund is not a popular choice with retail investors.

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