What's your time horizon? Your AA? How old are you? What are your goals for the money? If you've a 30 year horizon, it's not as important to spread out your purchases over a couple of years.
If you have a long time horizon and want only stocks, VG has several good options. They - and most bogle heads (me) - work with The Total Stock fund as a core fund. Low ER, diversified, they have an ETF version of the fund, but I have no use for ETFs. At one time, they may have ben cheaper, but I do t think that is the case now. Depending on your wants, they also have the dividend fund mentioned above, and funds which follow the S&P500... a flavor for every palette.
If you're looking for a blended fund, there are the Wellington and Wellesly funds. One is 65% stock and the other 65% bonds. I tend to get the two confused lol. I prefer keeping my stock and bond funds separate, in case I want to modify the AA. My stock fund of choice is VTSAX - total stock. VTSAX requires a minimum $50k investment, if I recall, but there is an identical fund with a lower minimum and slightly higher ER. Don't ask me the ticker, offhand.
There is a newer International Total Stock fund - it's done OK but is a lot more volatile. I don't think there's enough performance data for me to recommend it yet, but I'm not bothered by volatility. To date, though, it has not returned anything near to what VTSAX has done, but it has helped with overall portfolio volatility. In the long run though, I'm not sure it's going be a great asset to my portfolio. But I was curious.
But call Vanguard and they'll discuss the options with you.
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