S&P 500 Index Funds

What is an S&P 500 index fund? Click here for a simple explanantion.

Below is a breakdown of S&P 500 Index Fund offerings from Charles Schwab, Vanguard and Fidelity.
Click on the name of the index fund to be directed to the brokers website in order to learn more about the particular fund.
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All return calculations are as of 10/31/2008
Definitions of the tables headings are at the bottom of the page

Charles Schwab S&P 500 Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Schwab S &P 500 Index Fund - Inv Shrs	SWPIX	$100	0.35%	0.15%	4.62%	05/01/1996
Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund - Sel Shrs	SWPPX	$50000	0.19%	0.32%	2.89%	05/20/1997

Vanguard S&P 500 Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares	VFINX	$3000	0.15%	0.32%	10.30%	08/31/1976
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares	VFIAX	$100000	0.07%	N/A	-2.42%	11/13/2000

Fidelity S&P 500 Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Spartan 500 Index Fund - Investor Class	FSMKX	$10000	0.10%	0.29%	7.41%	03/06/1990
Spartan 500 Index Fund - Fidelity Advantage Class	FSMAX	$100000	0.07%	0.29%	7.42%	03/06/1990
Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund - Fidelity Advantage	FUSVX	$100000	0.07%	-1.04%	8.35%	02/17/1988

Minimum	Minimum initial investment required to invest in fund
Expense ratio	Fee's associated with the fund
10 Year Return	Return over past 10 years recorded as of 10/31/2008
Lifetime Return	Return since the funds creation. Time varies by fund.
Fund Inception	Date of funds creation