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VOO

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Major Indexes · Vanguard · Inception 2010-09-07 · SEC filings

$707.86−4.92 (−0.69%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 712.78 to 707.86. Range 706.63 to 712.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$706.00$710.00$712.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.03%
Fund size
$1.80T
1Y return
+17.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.03%
Holdings
505
Volume · 30D
7.9M sh
NAV per share
$712.76
52W range
low $578.46high $716.39

The ETF.net VOO Grade

A

77/ 100

Rank 3 of 14 in S&P 500⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for VOO. Scores out of 100: Cost 84, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 54, Holdings 59, Durability 93. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (54). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 77 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 84
    Category rank4/14 · top 29%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank4/13 · top 31%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 55
    Category rank6/13 · top 46%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 54
    Category rank6/14 · top 43%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank6/14 · top 43%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 93
    Category rank1/14 · top 7%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on VOO

ETF.net Research

ANot a standalone ETF but a share class of Vanguard's flagship 500 Index Fund: the same roughly 500 large US companies, 0.03% a year, in a wrapper you can trade all day.

Stated mandate

The fund invests in stocks represented by the S&P 500 Index and seeks to closely track that index's return as a measure of overall U.S. stock performance.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.03% a year against a 0.15% median for S&P 500 trackers. On a fund this size, that fee gap is the whole product.
  2. 02Holds the index outright, all roughly 500 names, and its tracking record sits among the tightest in the S&P 500 group.investor.vanguard.com
  3. 03One of the most actively traded ETFs in the market, which tends to keep the cost of getting in and out small.
  4. 04It is the ETF share class of Vanguard's 500 Index Fund, and Vanguard is owned by its own funds, so no outside parent takes a cut.personal1.vanguard.comsec.gov

Worth knowing

  1. 01Large US companies only, weighted by size, so the biggest few names carry the most weight and drive much of the move.spglobal.com
  2. 02Membership is not purely mechanical: an S&P index committee decides which companies come in and go out.spglobal.com
  3. 03SPYM tracks the same index for 0.02%. A rounding error for most, but real if cost is your only tiebreaker.

VOO Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:59 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
505
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
NVDA8.1%

Sectors

  • Technology37.4%
  • Financials12.2%
  • Communication9.9%
  • Consumer Discr.9.6%
  • Health Care9.1%
  • Industrials8.2%
  • Cons. Staples4.6%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Utilities2.2%
  • Real Estate1.9%
  • Materials1.6%

Geography

  • United States97.94%
  • Ireland1.15%
  • United Kingdom0.43%
  • Switzerland0.30%
  • Netherlands0.09%
  • Bermuda0.07%
  • Canada0.02%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 34.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp8.09%643,435,730$142.1B828
002AAPLApple Inc7.04%390,202,069$123.6B707
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.70%197,352,378$100.1B792
004AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.85%260,070,447$67.6B720
005GOOGLAlphabet Inc3.01%155,779,275$52.9B704
006AVGOBroadcom Inc2.65%125,785,702$46.6B732
007GOOGAlphabet Inc2.40%125,566,717$42.1B471
008METAMeta Platforms Inc1.90%58,345,717$33.4B683
009MUMicron Technology Inc1.64%29,962,401$28.7B655
010TSLATesla Inc1.57%74,795,070$27.5B509
011JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co1.44%71,179,421$25.3B478
012BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc1.40%48,706,232$24.5B359
013LLYEli Lilly & Co1.38%21,016,458$24.3B569
014AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.16%43,320,933$20.4B618
015XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.01%110,107,057$17.7B501

Showing 1–15 of 508 holdings

VOO Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VOO$11,732
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. VOO $11,732. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,352$10,649$11,947Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VOO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVOO
Year to date+14.4%
1 month+1.3%
3 months+4.2%
1 year+17.3%
3 years+23.1%per year
5 years+13.6%per year
10 years+15.4%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VOO
YearReturn barVOO
2026 YTD+14.4%
2025+17.8%
2024+25.0%
2023+26.3%
2022−18.2%
2021+28.8%
2020+18.3%

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VOO Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
1.03%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$7.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.96 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2017 $1.00; Jun 23, 2017 $1.01; Sep 20, 2017 $1.18; Dec 26, 2017 $1.18; Mar 26, 2018 $1.08; Jun 28, 2018 $1.16; Sep 26, 2018 $1.21; Dec 17, 2018 $1.29; Mar 21, 2019 $1.46; Jun 27, 2019 $1.39; Sep 26, 2019 $1.30; Dec 23, 2019 $1.43; Mar 10, 2020 $1.18; Jun 29, 2020 $1.43; Sep 29, 2020 $1.31; Dec 22, 2020 $1.38; Mar 26, 2021 $1.26; Jun 29, 2021 $1.33; Sep 29, 2021 $1.31; Dec 21, 2021 $1.53; Mar 24, 2022 $1.37; Jun 29, 2022 $1.43; Sep 28, 2022 $1.47; Dec 20, 2022 $1.67; Mar 24, 2023 $1.49; Jun 29, 2023 $1.58; Sep 28, 2023 $1.49; Dec 20, 2023 $1.80; Mar 22, 2024 $1.54; Jun 28, 2024 $1.78; Sep 27, 2024 $1.64; Dec 23, 2024 $1.74; Mar 27, 2025 $1.81; Jun 30, 2025 $1.74; Sep 29, 2025 $1.74; Dec 22, 2025 $1.77; Mar 27, 2026 $1.87; Jun 26, 2026 $1.96. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$1.96
Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$1.87
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$1.77
Sep 29, 2025Oct 1, 2025$1.74
Jun 30, 2025Jul 2, 2025$1.74
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$1.81
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$1.74
Sep 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024$1.64
Jun 28, 2024Jul 2, 2024$1.78
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$1.54
Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023$1.80
Sep 28, 2023Oct 3, 2023$1.49

VOO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.5%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.01
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VOO Cost

Expense ratio0.03%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 funds
  • Median 0.09%

1 of the 14 S&P 500 funds charge less.

VOO costs $3.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 fund costs $9.00.