Broader market exposure through mid-cap and small-cap inclusion offers a more comprehensive U.S. equity investment option than large-cap only strategies

"The market has started to broaden out after years of soaring gains by a small number of mega-cap technology companies, all run by men. This year, as this diversification away from the Mag Seven happens, we're doing extremely well."

"State Street's SPTM ETF tracks a broader segment of the U.S. market through the S&P 1500 Composite Index, as it includes 1,500 companies that span large-cap firms like those in the S&P 500 as well as mid-cap and small-cap firms. Vanguard's VTI ETF tracks the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index, which covers large-, mid- and small-cap portions of the U.S. market."