I have my HSA there, so am mostly stuck because there are not a lot of great options.Anyway, I switched out VTI -> SPTMBND -> SPAGVEU -> SPDWVSS -> No good replacementAddedSPEM (Emerging Markets)
What the heck is up with the SPTM bid-ask spread? $36 ask when the price is $34.12? Isn't that like a 5.5% front load, or am I completely misunderstanding bid/ask? VTI attached for comparison.
Quote from: RWD on February 02, 2018, 08:48:00 PMWhat the heck is up with the SPTM bid-ask spread? $36 ask when the price is $34.12? Isn't that like a 5.5% front load, or am I completely misunderstanding bid/ask? VTI attached for comparison.Were those numbers pulled after close? If so they are pretty meaningless. During trading hours, the spread is typically $0.01 or $0.02.
Quote from: 3mNewb on February 02, 2018, 09:10:40 PMQuote from: RWD on February 02, 2018, 08:48:00 PMWhat the heck is up with the SPTM bid-ask spread? $36 ask when the price is $34.12? Isn't that like a 5.5% front load, or am I completely misunderstanding bid/ask? VTI attached for comparison.Were those numbers pulled after close? If so they are pretty meaningless. During trading hours, the spread is typically $0.01 or $0.02.I’m not sure. May be the result of very low volume after-hours trading. Highlights the importance of not doing that. More importantly, the spread is small during normal trading hours so no worries about using SPTM as a commission free substitute. Yes, I think so. Why is it so different?