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VOO vs. GLD

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
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SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares

GLD
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GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
SwitchIVVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.00SPYSSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1.00SSOProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra S&P500 2x Shares1.00SPXLDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares1.00UPROProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 ETF 3x Shares1.00SPLGSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF1.00SCHXSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF1.00VVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Large Cap ETF1.00ESGUiShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF1.00SPUUDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 2X Shares1.00

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VOO and GLD:

There are no shared holdings.
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Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 9, 2010 to Apr 2, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VOO

-4.2%

-3.7%

GLD

-12.4%

7.8%

Diff.

+8.2%

-11.5%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VOO

-34.0%

17.1%

GLD

-45.6%

16.5%

Diff.

+11.6%

+0.6%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VOO

0.87

0.42

GLD

0.58

0.19

Diff.

+0.29

+0.23

VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF
GLDSPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares

What is VOO?

Invests in stocks in the S&P 500 Index representing 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Goal is to closely track the index return which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your moneys growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
GLD SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Inception date
Sep 7, 2010
Nov 18, 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.4%
VOO has a lower expense ratio than GLD by 0.37%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VOO than GLD.
Type
US Equities
Global Commodities & Metals
VOO targets investing in US Equities, while GLD targets investing in Global Commodities & Metals.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VOO is managed by Vanguard, while GLD is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,621,694,598
$970,504,683
Both VOO and GLD are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$325,714,712,538
$54,355,202,193
VOO has more assets under management than GLD by $271,359,510,345. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
Physical Gold
VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while GLD is based off of the Physical Gold
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VOO nor GLD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VOO and GLD both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
VOO and GLD may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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GLD may issue a K1, while VOO does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for GLD in its “Related ETFs” section.

Disclaimers

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