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VOO vs. VT

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 9, 2010 to Apr 20, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VOO

9.3%

4.9%

VT

10.4%

5.9%

Diff.

-1.1%

-1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VOO

-34.0%

17.1%

VT

-34.2%

17.1%

Diff.

+0.2%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VOO

0.89

0.43

VT

0.69

0.32

Diff.

+0.2

+0.11

VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF
VTVanguard Total World Stock 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
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
Inception date
Sep 7, 2010
Jun 24, 2008
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.07%
VOO has a lower expense ratio than VT by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VOO than VT.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
VOO targets investing in US Equities, while VT targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VOO is managed by Vanguard, while VT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,621,694,598
$138,228,150
Both VOO and VT 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
$28,426,068,465
VOO has more assets under management than VT by $297,288,644,073. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VOO nor VT use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VOO and VT 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 VT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VOO nor VT require a K1.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.