Which ASX ETFs give Aussie investors access to US stocks?

The S&P 500 Index $S&P 500(BK91330.AU)$ has risen at almost triple the pace of the S&P/ASX 200 Index $S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU)$ over the past 12 months.

For the record, US stocks are up 32% compared to the ASX 200, which is up 12%.

If you're keen to invest in US shares, you can buy them directly online if your brokerage platform has access to them. Or you can buy them via ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

ETFs are a great way to access US stocks because they typically hold large baskets of shares, thereby providing instant diversification in one trade, and you can buy them right here on the ASX.

Easy peasy.

And since US shares have been tearing up the charts, the ASX ETFs holding them are doing great, too.

In fact, a bunch of them hit new 52-week highs just last week.