OEF: A Simple Way To Beat SPY

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Summary

  • OEF offers a simple, effective strategy by focusing on the largest 100 S&P 500 companies, leading to strong historical outperformance versus SPY.
  • The ETF's heavy technology sector weighting and concentration in top performers drive returns, though they introduce some concentration risk.
  • Despite a higher expense ratio than IVV, OEF's focus on winners and automatic removal of laggards make it a compelling choice for long-term investors.
  • Given its track record and logical approach, I rate OEF a buy and prefer it over standard S&P 500 ETFs.

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Sometimes the best ideas are the simple ones. The iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) simply takes the largest 100 companies in the S&P500 (SPY) and packages them into an ETF. And as this

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