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Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:36 am
by tsptap1234
I'm making investment on some of my saving money. I try to follow daily strategy and have individual investment account with Robinhood. They offer free trades with a catch that they don't have C (DWCPF). They have IYM, IYE, IYF
Anyone has experience with Dow Jones stock? I am looking for a stock that have similar patterns.
Thank
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:17 pm
by crondanet5
Consider buying BOX. Keep an eye on AEIQ. WalMart.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:07 pm
by badboy
tsptap1234 wrote:I'm making investment on some of my saving money. I try to follow daily strategy and have individual investment account with Robinhood. They offer free trades with a catch that they don't have C (DWCPF). They have IYM, IYE, IYF
Anyone has experience with Dow Jones stock? I am looking for a stock that have similar patterns.
Thank
C is S&P 500. S is DWCPF.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:09 pm
by tsptap1234
My bad. I meant S fund. Thanks for catching that
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:09 pm
by tsptap1234
crondanet5 wrote:Consider buying BOX. Keep an eye on AEIQ. WalMart.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:21 pm
by TSPTiming
If you can use VXF (e.g. with TD Ameritrade or Vanguard accounts) I'd use that as the proxy for the S fund. Here's a ratio chart that shows how VXF has performed consistently better than the S fund:
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=VXF%3A ... 3646821402
For Charles Schwab accounts you could use SCHA.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:48 am
by tsptap1234
Thanks you. I am able to find VXF on robinhood also. I think I am covered.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:34 am
by Ofsthun01
tsptap1234, I have a Robinhood account and thought about trying a seasonal approach with them. Which funds did you pick to mimic the TSP core funds? Is the buying and selling of stocks with Robinhood immediate or is there delay similar to TSP?
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:18 am
by jdunn382
SSO is the stock you want if you're wanting to follow the C fund.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:31 am
by nrialto
I looked into this previously and came up with the following:
Robinhood/Vanguard:
C: VOO
S: VXF
I: VEA
F: BND
Fidelity: (allows you to trade iShare ETF's commission free)
C: IVV
S: IJR
I: IEFA
F: AGG
Robinhood trading is instant. If you are using this for an IRA, during the times when the daily seasonal strategy is in the G fund, you can go back to your IRA portfolio's "core position." This is generally short-term bonds.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:34 pm
by tsptap1234
Nriatol pretty much cover it.
My personal proxy is:
AGG-F
IVV-C
VXF/VTWO - S
EFA-I
Buy and sell are instantaneous. and no charge.
If anyone interested in open Robinhood account, email me
Duylinhqv@yahoo.com. I can send a referral and we both get 1 free stocks up to Apple stock value.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:50 pm
by Ofsthun01
Thank you tsptap1234 and Nriatol for the information.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:58 pm
by Ofsthun01
nrialto wrote:I looked into this previously and came up with the following:
Robinhood/Vanguard:
C: VOO
S: VXF
I: VEA
F: BND
Is there a reason you didn't choose AGG for F and EFA for I? Those are the funds typically used when tracking TSP performance and since Robinhood also tracks them it seems like a safe bet for consistency. Is there a benefit to using the funds you mention instead?
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:03 pm
by nrialto
You can use whichever you choose of course, but I believe BND and VEA are commission free on Vanguard.
Re: Equivalent Dow Jones fund that is similar to C fund.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:45 pm
by Ofsthun01
jdunn382 wrote:SSO is the stock you want if you're wanting to follow the C fund.
SSO is currently up 0.44% whereas VOO and IVV which mimic the C fund are around 0.21%. Not that a higher return is bad, but if we're looking for funds that follow the TSP core funds as closely as possible, why choose SSO which deviates so much from how the core fund really performs?