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VOO vs. VOOG

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
$
Today’s Change
()
vs

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

VOOG
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 9, 2010 to Jul 24, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VOO

0.8%

3.8%

VOOG

-0.4%

2.5%

Diff.

+1.2%

+1.3%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VOO

-34.0%

17.0%

VOOG

-32.7%

18.9%

Diff.

-1.3%

-1.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VOO

0.90

0.44

VOOG

0.91

0.51

Diff.

-0.01

-0.07

VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOOGVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

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
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Inception date
Sep 7, 2010
Sep 7, 2010
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.1%
VOO has a lower expense ratio than VOOG by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VOO than VOOG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VOO targets investing in US Equities, while VOOG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VOO is managed by Vanguard, while VOOG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,621,694,598
$22,452,340
Both VOO and VOOG 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
$7,799,701,323
VOO has more assets under management than VOOG by $317,915,011,215. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
S&P 500 Growth Index
VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while VOOG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VOO nor VOOG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VOO and VOOG 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 VOOG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VOO nor VOOG require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toVOO

Fibonacci AF | Deez | 11JUL2023

Category

Multi-asset barbell, Cash overlay, Leveraged ETFs, Inverse-vol weighting, Weekly rebalance, Diversified core, Growth tilt

OOS Cumulative Return

181.13%

Trading Strategies
Related toVOOG

BB V3.0.4.2a merged with v4 Pops and V1 New SOXL Baller

Category

Leveraged ETFs, Tech/Semiconductors, Volatility hedging, Momentum/mean‑reversion, Macro rates regime, High turnover, High risk

OOS Cumulative Return

524.28%

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