USSG vs VOOV: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Xtrackers MSCI USA Selection Equity ETF

USSGANYSE Arca

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

VOOVANYSE Arca

Overlap

38.6%by weight

Expense ratio

VOOV −0.02pt a year

USSG0.09%VOOV0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VOOV 5.1×the volume

USSG13.4KVOOV68.7K

5Y return · a year

VOOV +0.1pt

USSG+11.6%VOOV+11.7%

USSG vs VOOV Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+73.0%USSG+73.6%VOOV

Expense ratio: USSG 0.09%; VOOV 0.07%, better
Fund size: USSG $570M; VOOV $6.8B
1Y total return: USSG +12.3%; VOOV +16.6%, better
Yield (12M): USSG 0.98%; VOOV 1.62%, better
Holdings: USSG 252; VOOV 442
Avg volume (30D): USSG 13.4K sh; VOOV 68.7K sh, better
NAV per share: USSG $70.43; VOOV $231.14
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for USSG, VOOV, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	USSG	VOOV
Cost30% weight	A79	A88Higher
Mission25% weight	A95Higher	A87
Risk15% weight	B55	A82Higher
Tradability15% weight	B65Higher	C52
Holdings10% weight	D37	B69Higher
Durability5% weight	C48	A85Higher

Rank among Other Major Indexes funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. USSG and VOOV are both graded against the same 42 Other Major Indexes funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Other Major Indexes⁠

Category · 42 funds

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VOOV ranks 4th and USSG 9th of 42 funds in the Other Major Indexes Category.

Rank 1ASPYVState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETFScore 89
Rank 2ASCHKSchwab 1000 Index ETFScore 86
Rank 3APBUSInvesco MSCI USA ETFScore 85
Rank 4AVOOVVanguard S&P 500 Value ETFScore 79
Rank 4AVOTETCW Transform 500 ETFScore 79
Rank 8ADIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustScore 76
Rank 9AUSSGXtrackers MSCI USA Selection Equity ETFScore 71
Rank 10AIVOGVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETFScore 70

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

USSGAXtrackers MSCI USA Selection Equity ETF

VOOVAVanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

In short

USSG The ESG fund that dropped the label: MSCI renamed the index in 2025, methodology untouched. USSG still owns best-in-sector scorers covering half of each sector's market cap, for nine basis points.

VOOV Vanguard takes the S&P 500, sorts it by value traits, and hands you the cheap half: roughly 400 familiar large caps, one published index, seven basis points. A value tilt without leaving the blue-chip universe.

Stated mandate

USSG The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA Selection Index before fees and expenses.

VOOV The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Value Index.

Why people hold it

USSG Nine basis points against a peer-group median of 0.45%, so the sector screen costs little more than a plain index wrapper.
The index picks top ESG scorers within each GICS sector until it covers half that sector's float-adjusted cap, keeping sector weights near the broad US market.msci.com dws.com
Holds the index components in their index weights, and tracking has stayed tight to the benchmark since the 2019 launch.
Built with Finnish pension investor Ilmarinen, which anchored the 2019 debut with roughly $850 million on day one.etf.com

VOOV Charges 0.07% a year against a 0.45% median for its index-tracker peer group. The value tilt arrives without the usual factor-fund markup.
No manager discretion. It follows one published benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index, holding roughly 400 large-cap names most investors already know.vanguard.com
Running since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it sits among the strongest implementations in its peer group of plain index wrappers.

Worth knowing

USSG Thinly traded next to the giant index funds in its cohort, so spreads and order type matter more at the moment you trade.
Roughly 300 names covering about half of each sector's cap, so results can drift from a total-market fund in either direction.msci.com
The 'Selection' label is new; the ESG rating screen under it is not. The 2025 rename changed the index name, not how it picks stocks.dws.com dws.com 2

VOOV SPYV tracks the same S&P 500 Value Index for 0.04%. Same benchmark, thinner fee.
You own one side of the index. When the growth half of the S&P 500 leads, this fund's path diverges from the headline benchmark.
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than the busiest large-cap ETFs. Cash comes back quarterly, not monthly.

Full USSG profile⁠

Full VOOV profile⁠

USSG vs VOOV Holdings

How USSG and VOOV differ

Overlap by weight

38.6%

Shared holdings make up 50.2% of USSG and 41.8% of VOOV.

Level by level

Holdings195 in both38.6%
Sector11 Sectors76.6%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.6%

Sector

Sector weights in USSG and VOOV, widest gap first
Sector	More in USSGMore in VOOV	USSG	VOOV
Technology	USSG +14.7 points	37.5%	22.8%
Communication	USSG +8.7 points	11.6%	2.9%
Energy	VOOV +5.5 points	2.2%	7.7%
Financials	VOOV +3.4 points	11.3%	14.7%
Consumer Staples	VOOV +3.0 points	5.6%	8.6%
Utilities	VOOV +3.0 points	0.9%	3.9%
Industrials	VOOV +2.9 points	7.1%	10.0%
Health Care	VOOV +2.1 points	11.1%	13.2%
Consumer Discretionary	VOOV +1.3 points	8.5%	9.8%
Materials	VOOV +1.1 points	2.2%	3.3%
Real Estate	VOOV +1.1 points	2.0%	3.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in USSG and VOOV, widest gap first
Country	More in USSGMore in VOOV	USSG	VOOV
United States	VOOV +0.4 points	99.6%	100.0%
Brazil	USSG +0.2 points	0.2%	0.0%
Switzerland	USSG +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%
Ireland	USSG +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

USSG47.7%
VOOV24.8%

Securities held

USSG251
VOOV437

Asset class

USSG: Equity
VOOV: Equity

Holdings

Only in USSG56
In both195
Only in VOOV242

Only in USSG

56 securities, 49.5% of USSG by weight

NVIDIA Corp13.78%
Microsoft Corp10.79%
Alphabet Class A4.81%
Alphabet Class C3.81%
Lilly (Eli) & Co3.32%
Advanced Micro Dev2.41%
Applied Materials Inc0.91%
Lam Research Corp0.88%
Caterpillar Inc0.84%
2226792D0.70%
GE Vernova0.68%
Welltower Inc0.48%
Accenture Ltd-Cl A0.46%
Eaton Corp PLC0.42%
Booking Holdings Inc0.34%
Newmont Mining Corp0.33%
Quanta Services Inc0.27%
Anthem Inc0.27%
Johnson Controls International PLC0.26%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc0.24%
Schlumberger Ltd0.24%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.23%
MercadoLibre Inc.0.21%
O Reilly Auto0.21%
Cheniere Energy Inc0.20%
Monster Beverage Corp0.19%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.19%
Crh PLC0.18%
Comfort Systems USA Inc0.13%
IDEXX Laboratories Inc0.12%
Carnival Corp0.11%
Expedia Inc0.10%
Atlassian Corp Plc0.09%
Willis Towers Watson PLC0.09%
EMCOR Group Inc0.09%
Twilio0.09%
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragr0.09%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.08%
TechnipFMC Ltd0.08%
Fiserv Inc0.08%
Zscaler Inc0.07%
Smurfit Westrock PLC0.07%
LPL Financial Holdings Inc0.07%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals0.07%
XPO Logistics Inc0.06%
Incyte0.06%
First Solar Inc0.05%
Ball Corp0.05%
Burlington Stores Inc0.05%
Transunion0.04%

Only in VOOV

242 securities, 58.0% of VOOV by weight

Apple Inc8.35%
Amazon.com Inc3.95%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.30%
Intel Corp2.05%
Walmart Inc1.59%
Chevron Corp1.39%
Bank of America Corp1.22%
UnitedHealth Group Inc1.13%
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.97%
Texas Instruments Inc0.88%
AbbVie Inc0.86%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc0.86%
Wells Fargo & Co0.83%
Linde PLC0.75%
Citigroup Inc0.74%
Cisco Systems Inc0.69%
QUALCOMM Inc0.68%
Abbott Laboratories0.59%
Eaton Corp PLC0.57%
Dell Technologies Inc0.56%
Pfizer Inc0.56%
NextEra Energy Inc0.54%
ConocoPhillips0.52%
Philip Morris International Inc0.45%
Chubb Ltd0.39%
Oracle Corp0.39%
Altria Group Inc0.39%
Accenture PLC0.39%
Medtronic PLC0.38%
CVS Health Corp0.38%
Starbucks Corp0.37%
Lockheed Martin Corp0.36%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc0.35%
McKesson Corp0.34%
Southern Co/The0.33%
Duke Energy Corp0.31%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The0.30%
Blackstone Inc0.29%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.29%
Boeing Co/The0.28%
Elevance Health Inc0.28%
T-Mobile US Inc0.27%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc0.27%
Waste Management Inc0.26%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc0.26%
Mondelez International Inc0.25%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.25%
Sherwin-Williams Co/The0.25%
SLB Ltd0.25%
EOG Resources Inc0.25%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 195 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in USSG and VOOV, widest gap first
Holding	More in USSGMore in VOOV	USSG	VOOV
TeslaTSLA	USSG +2.04 points	3.35%	1.31%
Visa Inc-Class A SharesV	USSG +1.06 points	2.01%	0.95%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	USSG +1.03 points	1.93%	0.90%
Mastercard Inc-Class AMA	USSG +1.00 points	1.51%	0.51%
Amgen IncAMGN	USSG +0.49 points	0.74%	0.25%
Coca-Cola CoKO	USSG +0.41 points	1.07%	0.66%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	USSG +0.38 points	0.87%	0.49%
General Electric CoGE	USSG +0.38 points	0.91%	0.53%
International Business Machine CorpIBM	USSG +0.37 points	0.71%	0.34%
Morgan StanleyMS	USSG +0.33 points	0.63%	0.30%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD	USSG +0.33 points	0.62%	0.29%
American Express CoAXP	USSG +0.31 points	0.49%	0.18%
TJX CompaniesTJX	USSG +0.23 points	0.46%	0.23%
McDonald's CorpMCD	USSG +0.23 points	0.54%	0.31%
Progressive CorpPGR	USSG +0.21 points	0.39%	0.18%
Western DigitalWDC	VOOV +0.19 points	0.37%	0.56%
S&P GlobalSPGI	USSG +0.19 points	0.42%	0.23%
Bank of New York Mellon CorpBNY	USSG +0.17 points	0.29%	0.12%
Seagate TechnologySTX	USSG +0.16 points	0.42%	0.26%
IntuitINTU	USSG +0.16 points	0.27%	0.11%
Merck & Co IncMRK	VOOV +0.15 points	1.08%	1.23%
Cadence Design Systems IncCDNS	USSG +0.14 points	0.26%	0.12%
AT&T IncT	VOOV +0.14 points	0.43%	0.57%
Delta Air Lines IncDAL	VOOV +0.13 points	0.04%	0.17%
ServiceNow IncNOW	USSG +0.13 points	0.32%	0.19%
United Rentals IncURI	USSG +0.12 points	0.21%	0.09%
Cummins IncCMI	USSG +0.12 points	0.20%	0.08%
Charles Schwab CorpSCHW	VOOV +0.12 points	0.43%	0.55%
salesforce.com IncCRM	VOOV +0.12 points	0.53%	0.65%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	VOOV +0.11 points	0.54%	0.65%
Trane Technologies PlcTT	USSG +0.11 points	0.27%	0.16%
StrykerSYK	USSG +0.10 points	0.29%	0.19%
eBay IncEBAY	USSG +0.10 points	0.14%	0.04%
Deere & CoDE	VOOV +0.10 points	0.48%	0.58%
Autodesk IncADSK	USSG +0.10 points	0.16%	0.06%
Autozone IncAZO	USSG +0.09 points	0.15%	0.06%
Moody's CorpMCO	USSG +0.09 points	0.21%	0.12%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CoHPE	VOOV +0.08 points	0.21%	0.29%
Veeva Systems IncVEEV	USSG +0.07 points	0.13%	0.06%
Ross Stores IncROST	USSG +0.08 points	0.21%	0.13%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	VOOV +0.07 points	1.31%	1.39%
Prologis IncPLD	VOOV +0.07 points	0.35%	0.42%
Marvell Technology Group LtdMRVL	USSG +0.07 points	0.49%	0.42%
Analog Devices IncADI	VOOV +0.07 points	0.59%	0.66%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	USSG +0.07 points	0.14%	0.07%
Edwards Lifesciences CorpEW	USSG +0.07 points	0.16%	0.09%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMY	VOOV +0.07 points	0.37%	0.44%
Keysight Technologies IncKEYS	VOOV +0.06 points	0.15%	0.21%
Yum! Brands IncYUM	USSG +0.06 points	0.12%	0.06%
Procter & Gamble CoPG	VOOV +0.06 points	1.10%	1.16%
CBOE HoldingsCBOE	USSG +0.05 points	0.10%	0.05%
Walt Disney CoDIS	VOOV +0.05 points	0.57%	0.62%
Axon Enterprise IncAXON	USSG +0.06 points	0.10%	0.04%
Equinix IncEQIX	VOOV +0.05 points	0.29%	0.34%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF	VOOV +0.06 points	0.35%	0.41%
Apollo Asset Management IncAPO	USSG +0.05 points	0.14%	0.09%
Ferguson PLCFERG	USSG +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
CarvanaCVNA	USSG +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Danaher CorpDHR	VOOV +0.05 points	0.43%	0.48%
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL	USSG +0.04 points	0.14%	0.10%
PepsicoPEP	VOOV +0.04 points	0.55%	0.59%
Workday Inc-Class AWDAY	USSG +0.05 points	0.12%	0.07%
Mettler-Toledo International IncMTD	USSG +0.04 points	0.10%	0.06%
Carrier Global CorpCARR	VOOV +0.04 points	0.12%	0.16%
NRG Energy IncNRG	USSG +0.04 points	0.06%	0.02%
Target CorpTGT	VOOV +0.03 points	0.21%	0.24%
Vertex PharmVRTX	VOOV +0.04 points	0.42%	0.46%
Valero Energy CorpVLO	VOOV +0.03 points	0.35%	0.38%
PNC Financial Services Group IncPNC	VOOV +0.03 points	0.27%	0.30%
Verisk AnalyticsVRSK	USSG +0.03 points	0.07%	0.04%
Adobe Systems IncADBE	VOOV +0.04 points	0.29%	0.33%
Synopsys IncSNPS	VOOV +0.04 points	0.25%	0.29%
US BancorpUSB	VOOV +0.04 points	0.27%	0.31%
Blackrock IncBLK	VOOV +0.03 points	0.49%	0.52%
F5 Networks IncFFIV	VOOV +0.03 points	0.06%	0.09%
Garmin LtdGRMN	VOOV +0.03 points	0.13%	0.16%
Baker Hughes a GE companyBKR	VOOV +0.03 points	0.16%	0.19%
STERIS PlcSTE	USSG +0.02 points	0.06%	0.04%
State Street CorpSTT	VOOV +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
NetApp IncNTAP	VOOV +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
3M CoMMM	VOOV +0.03 points	0.26%	0.29%
Union Pacific CorpUNP	VOOV +0.03 points	0.53%	0.56%
Colgate-PalmoliveCL	VOOV +0.02 points	0.21%	0.23%
Comcast Corp-CL ACMCSA	VOOV +0.02 points	0.24%	0.26%
Fox Corp Class AFOXA	USSG +0.03 points	0.04%	0.01%
Fair Isaac CorpFICO	USSG +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
IQVIA Holdings IncIQV	VOOV +0.02 points	0.13%	0.15%
Ameriprise Financial IncAMP	VOOV +0.02 points	0.13%	0.15%
Bunge Global LtdBG	VOOV +0.03 points	0.03%	0.06%
Northern Trust CorpNTRS	VOOV +0.03 points	0.08%	0.11%
Chipotle Mexican Grill IncCMG	VOOV +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Cigna CorpCI	VOOV +0.02 points	0.23%	0.25%
Prudential Financial IncPRU	VOOV +0.01 points	0.12%	0.13%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB	VOOV +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
Crown Castle International CorpCCI	USSG +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Phillips 66PSX	VOOV +0.02 points	0.33%	0.35%
Agilent Technologies IncA	VOOV +0.02 points	0.15%	0.17%
Hubbell IncHUBB	VOOV +0.02 points	0.06%	0.08%
CBRE Group IncCBRE	VOOV +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Truist Financial CorpTFC	VOOV +0.01 points	0.18%	0.19%

All 254 USSG holdings⁠All 398 VOOV holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

USSG vs VOOV Cost

Overpaying USSG vs VOOV

$418

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

USSG 0.09%
$1,898
VOOV 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

USSG 0.09%
VOOV 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	USSG	VOOV	Overpaying
10	$165	$128	$37
20	$646	$503	$143
30	$1,898	$1,480	$418

Expense ratio

0.09%USSG
0.07%VOOV, cheaper

VOOV0.07%USSG0.09%

0.03%0.75%

Middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
Median 0.29%

VOOV 6th cheapest of 42 funds

USSG 7th cheapest of 42 funds

USSG vs VOOV Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): USSG 0.98%; VOOV 1.62%, better
Payout (12M): USSG $0.69; VOOV $3.75
Last payment: USSG $0.16; VOOV $0.95
Ex-dividend: USSG Sep 18, 2026; VOOV Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: USSG Sep 25, 2026; VOOV Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: USSG Quarterly; VOOV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

USSGQuarterly · 30 paymentsAll USSG payments⁠

VOOVQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VOOV payments⁠

USSG vs VOOV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

USSG
VOOV

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: USSG 13.6%VOOV 11.8%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: USSG 1.30, betterVOOV 1.15
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: USSG −27.0%VOOV −18.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: USSG 1.04VOOV 0.84; Market = 1

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