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VOOG vs. VYM

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

VOOG
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 9, 2010 to Dec 17, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VOOG

-0.1%

0.7%

VYM

3.2%

2.7%

Diff.

-3.3%

-2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VOOG

-32.7%

18.9%

VYM

-35.2%

15.5%

Diff.

+2.5%

+3.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VOOG

0.90

0.50

VYM

0.84

0.36

Diff.

+0.06

+0.14

VOOGVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

What is VOOG?

Invests in stocks in the Standard & Poor s 500 Growth Index composed of the growth companies in the S&P 500. Focuses on closely tracking the index s return which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. growth 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 money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Sep 7, 2010
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.06%
VOOG has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VOOG than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VOOG targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VOOG is managed by Vanguard, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$22,452,340
$134,746,385
Both VOOG and VYM 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
$7,799,701,323
$48,466,955,232
VOOG has more assets under management than VYM by $40,667,253,909. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
VOOG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VOOG nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VOOG and VYM 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
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while VOOG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VOOG nor VYM require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

623.07%

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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

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