Filter and sort exchange traded funds into a short list, then compare what each one costs.
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Filter by country, category group, category name and Morningstar rating. Switch views to compare available price, yield and performance columns. Confirm fees and holdings on each issuer’s fact sheet.
No. A screen is a starting list, not a buy list.
It filters funds on the numbers you chose and nothing else. It tells you nothing about whether a fund is a good investment, and we are not recommending anything that appears here.
Treat every result as a fund to research. Data may be delayed or wrong, so verify against the fund’s own prospectus and filings on SEC EDGAR.
Data is provided by Darqube and is for educational purposes only. Screening results do not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any fund. Always conduct your own research and consider your personal financial situation before investing.
Educational content only. ETF screening data is provided by Darqube and may be delayed, revised or incomplete. Screening results are not personal financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any fund.
An ETF screener is a searchable table of exchange traded funds that lets you filter out the ones you do not want and sort the rest.
An ETF, or exchange traded fund, is a basket of investments you buy and sell like a single stock. One share of an S&P 500 ETF gives you a slice of about 500 large US companies. There are thousands of ETFs, so a screener narrows them using its available country, category and rating filters until a handful remain.
The screener on this page is a widget from Darqube, a market data company, embedded inside StockEducation. You use its own filters and column headers to sort funds, then click a fund for more detail. The filters and columns on offer are set by Darqube.
Marcus wants a fund that tracks the S&P 500. He filters to US large company funds and finds two made up options with the same index: Fund A charges 0.03% a year and Fund B charges 0.50%. On his $10,000 that is $3 against $50 in the first year. If both earn 7% a year before fees for 20 years, Fund A ends near $38,480 and Fund B near $35,236. Same stocks, $3,244 apart.
For beginners choosing a first index fund, and for anyone who wants to check whether a cheaper fund holds the same things they already own. New to a term on this page? The investment glossary defines it in a sentence.
Start with what you want to own, for example the whole US stock market. Use the widget’s category filters to build a shortlist, then check each fund’s index, size and expense ratio on its issuer’s fact sheet. Open your top two or three and compare holdings. If two funds hold the same stocks, the cheaper one usually wins: 0.03% instead of 0.50% saves $47 a year on every $10,000.
The yearly fee, shown as a percent of what you invest. It comes out of the fund’s value automatically, so you never see a bill. Lower is better when two funds hold the same things.
Most ETFs follow an index, such as the S&P 500 or a bond index. The index decides what the fund owns. A fund’s name is a clue, not a promise, so check its holdings.
Bigger funds tend to trade more easily. Dividend yield shows income paid out, not total return. Past performance tells you what happened, not what will happen next.
Beginners often sort by one year performance and pick the top fund. Last year’s winner is usually a narrow bet on one theme that already ran up, with a higher fee attached. Filter by what you want to own first, then compare issuer fees and holdings, and treat past returns as history, not a forecast.
The table is a Darqube screener widget loaded in a frame on this page. Darqube supplies the fund list and the numbers. You choose filters inside the widget, it hides every fund that does not match, and a click on a column header sorts what is left.
Screening is only the first step. Use it to build a short list, then read each fund’s fact sheet on the issuer’s website before you decide anything.
| Fund A, first year fee | $10,000 × 0.03% | $3 |
| Fund B, first year fee | $10,000 × 0.50% | $50 |
| Fund A after 20 years | $10,000 × (1.07 − 0.0003)²⁰ | $38,480 |
| Fund B after 20 years | $10,000 × (1.07 − 0.0050)²⁰ | $35,236 |
| Cost of the higher fee | $38,480 − $35,236 | $3,244 |
Hypothetical funds. The 7% yearly return before fees is an assumption for illustration, not a forecast. The fee is taken off the return each year.
$10,000 invested for 20 years at 7% a year before fees. With no fee at all it would grow to about $38,697.
| Expense ratio | First year fee | Value after 20 years | Lost to fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.03% | $3 | $38,480 | $216 |
| 0.20% | $20 | $37,276 | $1,421 |
| 0.50% | $50 | $35,236 | $3,460 |
| 1.00% | $100 | $32,071 | $6,625 |
The fee looks tiny each year, but the money it removes also stops compounding. Use the ETF overlap and fee drag tool to run your own funds.
Figures come from Darqube and may be delayed, revised or incomplete. Fees and holdings change. Check the fund’s fact sheet and prospectus on the issuer’s site before you invest.
A screener looks at one fund at a time. Two funds can hold the same big companies, so owning both adds less variety than you think. The overlap tool shows how much they share.
It cannot judge your goals, time frame or taxes, and last year’s top performer is often not next year’s. For a quick explanation of any fund, try the AI ETF breakdown.
For a broad US index fund, lower is better, and some large S&P 500 ETFs charge as little as 0.03% a year, or $3 per $10,000. Specialized funds that focus on a theme or use active managers often charge 0.50% or more. Pay extra only if the fund gives you something a cheaper one cannot.
An exchange traded fund is a basket of investments, such as stocks or bonds, that trades on an exchange like a single share. Buying one share of a broad US stock ETF gives you a small piece of hundreds of companies. Most ETFs track an index and charge a yearly fee called the expense ratio.
An ETF trades all day on an exchange at a market price, like a stock. A mutual fund is bought from the fund company at one price set after the market closes. ETFs often have no minimum beyond one share, and some brokers let you buy fractions. Both can track the same index.
Mostly because of fees. The fund charging 0.50% will trail the one charging 0.03% by close to the fee gap each year. Small differences in how each fund copies the index, called tracking difference, add or subtract a little more.
Often fewer than you think. One broad US stock fund already holds hundreds of companies. Many beginners use two or three funds, for example US stocks, international stocks and bonds. Adding more funds that hold the same big names adds cost and little variety.
Not by itself. A high yield fund pays more income, but it may lean heavily on a few sectors, and dividends are taxed each year in a taxable account. Compare total return, which includes price changes and dividends, and check what the fund holds.
The data comes from Darqube and may be delayed, revised or incomplete. Expense ratios, yields and holdings change over time. Treat the screener as a way to find candidates, then confirm every figure on the fund issuer’s fact sheet and prospectus before you invest.
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