Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About VOO

What does VOO invest in?

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a widely recognized benchmark of U.S. stock market performance that is dominated by the stocks of large U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

What is the expense ratio of VOO?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) charges an expense ratio of 0.03%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is VOO?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) manages $1.70T in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is VOO actively managed or an index fund?

VOO is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (VOO's is 0.03%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was VOO launched?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) launched in September 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.

How has VOO performed?

VOO's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.