Prediction: This Unstoppable ETF Will Crush the S&P 500 in 2026 and Beyond

It's hard to beat the market, especially when it's doing well. S&P Global provides an annual "scorecard" of how large-cap mutual funds perform in comparison with the S&P 500, and nearly every year, most mutual funds underperform. In 2025, for example, 79% of funds underperformed when the S&P 500 gained more than 16%.

When the market is thriving, it's driven by growth stocks, and many growth-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are, in fact, outperforming the market right now.

High-growth tech stocks and ETFs also fall harder in bear markets, but over time, since there are more and longer bull markets than bear markets, many growth ETFs come out on top. Consider the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT). It's up 23% year to date, more than double the S&P 500. Here's why that should continue this year and beyond.Continue reading