Started learning about stocks and the STI ETF has been highly recommended online. However, it hasnt looked like it has been growing based on stock charts, can someone explain why?

It's only a small market and compared to typical benchmark U.S. SP500 not so many tech leaders for capital appreciation (growth)

having a perfect infrastructure Singapore possibly is a market where REITs with their regular (and on a global level high) dividends seem very attractive. I like Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF very much (no advertizing from my part)

more on my thinking :

https://seedly.sg/questions/what-is-your-genera...

STI ETF focus on Singapore market. Singapore market is generally small and there are no global market players here. Therefore, it will lookg like it hasn't grow much on the chart.

But chart isn't everything. We should also look at track records. STI ETF itself is still a very stable ETF and it pays dividends. It is also something small and simpler for new investors like you.