TD Ameritrade Commission Free ETFs
Investment Model Portfolios

TD Ameritrade (Ticker: AMTD) offers 100+ commission free ETFs for its clients. The main restriction is that customers have to hold these ETFs for more than 30 days to make such trades eligible for commission free.

In this plan, the minimum holding period for each fund is set to be 1 month, which is equivalent to 30 days.

See the official TD Ameritrade offering for more details.

Investment options of TD Ameritrade Commission Free ETFs

Total Available Funds: 68
Asset Class Ticker Description
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
WORLD STOCK ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI Index
Foreign Large Growth EFG iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index
Foreign Large Value EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value Index
Foreign Large Blend VEA Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF
Foreign Large Blend VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
EUROPE STOCK VGK Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF
Foreign Small/Mid Blend VSS Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF
WORLD STOCK VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF
FIXED INCOME
Intermediate-Term Bond AGG iShares Core Total US Bond Market ETF
Intermediate-Term Bond BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
Intermediate-Term Bond BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Short-Term Bond BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
WORLD BOND BWX SPDR Barclays Capital Intl Treasury Bond
Intermediate-Term Bond CIU iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bd
Short-Term Bond CSJ iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond
Intermediate-Term Bond GVI iShares Barclays Interm Govt/Credit Bond
Intermediate Government IEI iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
High Yield Bond JNK SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond
Long-Term Bond LQD iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond
Intermediate-Term Bond MBB iShares Barclays MBS Bond
Muni National Interm MUB iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bd
Emerging Markets Bond PCY PowerShares Emerging Mkts Sovereign Debt
Muni National Short SHM SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital S/T Muni Bd
SHORT GOVERNMENT SHY iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Inflation-Protected Bond STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US TIPS Index ETF
Muni National Long TFI SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital Muni Bond
Inflation-Protected Bond TIP iShares Barclays TIPS Bond
Intermediate-Term Bond VCIT Vanguard Interm-Tm Corp Bd Idx ETF
Short-Term Bond VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx ETF
Intermediate Government VGIT Vanguard Interm-Tm Govt Bd Idx ETF
LONG GOVERNMENT VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Govt Bd Idx ETF
SHORT GOVERNMENT VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Govt Bd Idx ETF
Intermediate-Term Bond VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Sec Idx ETF
WORLD BOND WIP SPDR DB Intl Govt Infl-Protected Bond
COMMODITIES
COMMODITIES BROAD BASKET DBC PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking
COMMODITIES BROAD BASKET DJP iPath DJ-UBS Commodity Index TR ETN
US EQUITY
MID-CAP BLEND IJH iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index
SMALL BLEND IJR iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index
SMALL VALUE IJS iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index
LARGE VALUE IVE iShares S&P 500 Value Index
LARGE BLEND IVV iShares S&P 500 Index
LARGE BLEND IWB iShares Russell 1000 Index
LARGE VALUE IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value Index
LARGE GROWTH IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index
SMALL VALUE IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value Index
Small Growth IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index
Mid-Cap Growth IWP iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index
MID-CAP VALUE IWS iShares Russell Midcap Value Index
LARGE BLEND IWV iShares Russell 3000 Index
LARGE GROWTH MGK Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Gr Index ETF
LARGE BLEND OEF iShares S&P 100 Index
SMALL BLEND VB Vanguard Small Cap ETF
Small Growth VBK Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF
SMALL VALUE VBR Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
LARGE BLEND VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
MID-CAP BLEND VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
MID-CAP VALUE VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF
Mid-Cap Growth VOT Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF
LARGE BLEND VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
LARGE VALUE VTV Vanguard Value ETF
LARGE GROWTH VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
MID-CAP BLEND VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index ETF
LARGE VALUE VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx ETF
REAL ESTATE
Global Real Estate RWO SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate
REAL ESTATE RWR SPDR Dow Jones REIT
Global Real Estate RWX SPDR Dow Jones Intl Real Estate
REAL ESTATE VNQ Vanguard REIT Index ETF
Emerging Market
DIVERSIFIED EMERGING MKTS VWO Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Investment model portfolios

We provide two types of investment model portfolios for TD Ameritrade Commission Free ETFs participants. You can customize and follow a model portfolio in your plan account.

Types of portfolio strategies

These portfolios are proactively monitored and rebalanced on a monthly basis when needed, ensuring it remains in line with its target allocation.

Let us know (Email us) if you need help to create a custom model portfolio for your plan.

Example model portfolios

The following provides historical returns for example model portfolios with a moderate risk profile (at most 60% in stocks) and their comparison with benchmark index funds. You can customize these portfolios according to your own risk profile.

Strategic Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) strategy.

The return data shown below all delayed by 3 months. Their latest dates are all the same: 10/31/2024.
AR inception is since 12/31/2000.
Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
TD Ameritrade Commission Free ETFs Strategic Asset Allocation - Optimal Moderate NA 24.24% 3.62% 7.13% 5.20% 5.76% 5.24% 5.05%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 37.82% 8.86% 15.20% 12.89% 14.04% 10.46% 8.70%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) NA 22.89% 2.25% 6.63% 6.01% 7.19% 6.10% 5.79%

Tactical Asset Allocation Model Portfolio

The following portfolio is based on the MyPlanIQ Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategy.

The return data shown below all delayed by 3 months. Their latest dates are all the same: 01/31/2025.
AR inception is since 12/31/2000.
Name YTD Return 1Yr AR 3Yr AR 5Yr AR 10Yr AR 15Yr AR 20Yr AR Inception
TD Ameritrade Commission Free ETFs Tactical Asset Allocation Moderate 1.43% 10.25% 6.71% 6.94% 3.51% 5.13% 7.26% 7.13%
VFINX (VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 2.77% 26.20% 11.74% 15.10% 13.50% 14.13% 10.53% 8.60%
VSMGX (VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND INVESTOR SHARES) 2.11% 12.75% 4.27% 6.43% 6.23% 7.14% 6.01% 5.66%