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An ETF Package That Outperforms the S&P 500

Gary,

I enjoyed the article, and use something like this in place of TSM for part of my domestic portfolio. I divide the total by 11, and double weight technology and financials because they have historically made up high percentages of the total. We're both of us greatly overweighting industries like materials and utilities, if I remember correctly.

I wonder if your case would be significantly stronger if you simply used sector SPDRs for all of your industry ETFs? Why DIA and IYG when there are SPDRs available? Your comparison is to S&P 500, but you are vulnerable to criticism for including ETFs that reach outside the 500.