7 Best ETFs to Buy in November 2025

Exchange-traded funds tend to be less volatile than individual stocks and provide exposure to a broad range of opportunities.

By Matthew DiLallo – Updated Nov 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

Key Points

ETFs offer broad market exposure via one transaction, reducing individual stock risk.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF provides a low-cost option for S&P 500 exposure at a 0.03% fee.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF focuses on high-yield U.S. stocks with growing dividends.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment vehicles that trade like a stock but give investors ownership of a broad range of stocks or other assets. ETFs offer investors an appealing alternative to owning individual stocks.

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, allows investors to buy many stocks or bonds at once.

There are all kinds of ETFs available. Some track major indexes, such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq Composite. Others give investors exposure to certain parts of the world, like China or emerging markets. And some ETFs concentrate on certain sectors, such as technology or banking, or specific types of stocks, like dividend or growth stocks.

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An infographic outlining three reasons to consider investing in ETFs. — Image source: The Motley Fool.

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Data source: ETF.com. Data as of Mov. 2, 2025.
ETF	Ticker	Assets Under Management (AUM)	Expense Ratio	Description
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	(NYSEMKT:VOO)	$804.9 billion	0.03%	Fund that tracks the S&P 500
Invesco QQQ Trust	(NASDAQ:QQQ)	$414.9 billion	0.2%	Fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100
Vanguard Growth ETF	(NYSEMKT:VUG)	$206.5 billion	0.04%	ETF that invests in large-cap U.S. growth stocks
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	(NYSEMKT:IJR)	$85.8 billion	0.06%	Fund that tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 index
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	(NYSEMKT:SCHD)	$69.1 billion	0.06%	ETF that invests in 100 high-yielding U.S. stocks with histories of increasing their dividends
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	(NYSEMKT:VTI)	$567.3 billion	0.03%	Fund that holds more than 3,500 U.S. stocks of all sizes
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	(NASDAQ:IXUS)	$51.2 billion	0.07%	ETF that holds around 4,250 international stocks of all sizes

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NYSEMKT: VOO

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Today's Change

(0.21%) $1.35

Current Price

$627.82

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$624.04 - $628.44

52wk Range

$442.80 - $634.13

Volume

116K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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2. Invesco QQQ Trust

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NASDAQ: QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust

Today's Change

(-0.25%) $-1.54

Current Price

$621.69

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$617.52 - $622.72

52wk Range

$402.39 - $637.01

Volume

1.8M

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NYSEMKT: VUG

Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Growth ETF

Today's Change

(-0.12%) $-0.59

Current Price

$495.07

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$491.50 - $495.35

52wk Range

$316.14 - $505.38

Volume

23K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NYSEMKT: IJR

iShares Trust - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Today's Change

(0.41%) $0.48

Current Price

$119.59

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$118.80 - $119.91

52wk Range

$89.22 - $128.61

Volume

3.3M

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NYSEMKT: SCHD

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Today's Change

(1.46%) $0.39

Current Price

$27.16

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$26.84 - $27.23

52wk Range

$23.87 - $29.72

Volume

440K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NYSEMKT: VTI

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Today's Change

(0.23%) $0.78

Current Price

$335.70

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$333.75 - $336.00

52wk Range

$236.42 - $339.06

Volume

55K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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NASDAQ: IXUS

iShares Trust - iShares Core Msci Total International Stock ETF

Today's Change

(0.55%) $0.47

Current Price

$84.94

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$0B

Day's Range

$84.58 - $85.00

52wk Range

$61.75 - $85.18

Volume

601K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

0.00%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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About the Author

Matt DiLallo has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst specializing in covering dividend-paying companies, particularly in the energy and REIT sectors, since 2012. He also covers pre-IPO companies, ETFs, and other investing topics. He holds an MBA from Liberty University.

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Matt DiLallo has positions in Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Chevron, PepsiCo, and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and has the following options: short January 2026 $265 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Apple, Chevron, Microsoft, Nvidia, Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Growth ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, and iShares Trust - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.