Investors' love affair with ETFs intensifies

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ETFs just had their biggest year ever! US exchange-traded funds rocketed to an incredible $10.6 trillion in 2024, as investors poured over $1 trillion into these powerhouse investments through November. That's a remarkable 30 percent leap from last year and more than five times what we saw just a decade ago, according to research firm ETFGI.

While individual darlings like Nvidia captured imaginations, ETFs were writing their own success story. The booming stock market certainly helped fuel the fire – the S&P 500 hit an impressive 57 record highs with a 25 percent gain, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 30 percent.