$100 Billion ETFs: Meet the New Class of Mega-Funds

Published on July 20, 2026

I have been tracking the ETF industry for a long time. I remember when the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) made history as the very first ETF to hit the $100 billion mark. Since then nearly two dozen have joined SPY.

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