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>>1299361
Thanks. I've done a bit more reading and realised that etoro does infact offer the S&P 500 index except they call it the SPX 500.

Quick question: I looked at some ETFs tracking the S&P500 and they were saying the returns were about 5% for the last 5 years. Presumably this is not just 5% of my initial investment? Otherwise it makes it pointless for me really as I am only investing a relatively small amount, around £1000 to start with, so would only get £50 profit after 5 years. I know this is not exactly how it works with stocks but is there a more accurate way of calculating the expected return on 5%? Also, what is the main difference between trading in indices directly and investing in an ETF? Just the fees?