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1 ETF I Wouldn't Touch With a 10-Foot Pole

The Motley Fool

Compare that to something like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) , which has a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.03% and offers a solid total return matching the overall stock market, and it's clear that the VanEck ETF's exorbitant fees can eat into those juicy dividends pretty quickly.

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3 Unusual Income ETFs That May Be Just What You're Looking For

The Motley Fool

The VanEck BDC Income ETF holds nothing but business development companies , or BDCs for short. These are organizations that trade just like conventional stocks. Their business, however, is providing capital to up-and-coming companies that usually aren't publicly traded. A word of warning here.