VOO vs SPY (2026)
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust side by side. VOO is the cheaper fund (0.03% vs 0.0945% expense ratio). Over the last five years VOO returned more (+73.14% vs +72.58%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 100% of weight. Not investment advice.
Fund facts#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns as of market close, Nov 13, 2026, the newest close both have. The charts run through the Nov 13 close.
| VOO | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.0945% |
| AUM | $988.5B | $781.2B |
| Distribution yield | 1.07% | 1.01% |
| Holdings | 504 | 500 |
| 1M total | -3.1% | -3.1% |
| YTD total | +11.5% | +11.5% |
| 1Y total | +13.5% | +13.4% |
| 3Y total | +78.1% | +77.7% |
| 5Y total | +73.1% | +72.6% |
| 10Y total | +311% | +308% |
| 3Y total CAGR | +21.2%/yr | +21.1%/yr |
| 5Y total CAGR | +11.6%/yr | +11.5%/yr |
| 10Y total CAGR | +15.2%/yr | +15.1%/yr |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| Inception | 2010-09-07 | 1993-01-22 |
All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), through the latest price during the session. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon.
Annualized returns (CAGR)#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataCompound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.
Performance, rebased#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns by year#
Data provided bySource: Twelve Data| Year | VOO | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +21.8% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | -4.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | +31.4% | +31.2% |
| 2020 | +18.3% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | +28.8% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | -18.2% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | +26.3% | +26.2% |
| 2024 | +25.0% | +24.9% |
| 2025 | +17.8% | +17.7% |
| 2026 YTD | +11.5% | +11.5% |
Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.
Returns by year, charted#
Holdings overlap#
VOO and SPY overlap by about 100% of portfolio weight — 500 shared holdings out of 504 in VOO and 500 in SPY, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Jun 30, 2026 / Jun 30, 2026).
Only in VOO
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (0.3%), CAG (0.0%), Hologic Inc (0.0%), ABIOMED Inc (0.0%)
Only in SPY
None — every SPY holding is also in the other fund.
Top 10 holdings, side by side#
Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.
Sector weights#
| Sector | VOO | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 35.6% | 35.7% |
| Financials | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| Healthcare | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Communication Services | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Industrials | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| Consumer Staples | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Energy | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Utilities | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Real Estate | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Materials | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Not on ChartRow | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Sector weights, charted#
Estimated portfolio characteristics#
Data provided bySource: Twelve Data| VOO | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | — | 26.0 |
| P/B | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Dividend yield | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| Earnings growth (TTM) | +34.8% | +35.0% |
Weighted by each fund's filed holdings, over the members we track. Shown only when every fund's tracked coverage is high enough for the average to mean something.
Growth from any starting date#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataHover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2010 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.
Fund flows#
| Period | VOO | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | −$8.5B | +$6.7B |
| May 2026 | +$15.8B | +$9.9B |
| Apr 2026 | +$28.5B | +$14.6B |
| Mar 2026 | −$11.1B | −$10.8B |
| Feb 2026 | +$14.5B | −$5.3B |
| Jan 2026 | +$13.3B | −$13.3B |
Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.
Fund flows, charted#
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: VOO holdings · SPY holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- VOO or SPY — which is better?
- VOO is the cheaper fund (0.03% vs 0.0945% expense ratio). Over the last five years VOO returned more (+73.14% vs +72.58%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 100% of weight. The two biggest S&P 500 ETFs — a fee gap vs the deepest options liquidity in the world.
- How much do VOO and SPY overlap?
- VOO and SPY overlap by about 100% of portfolio weight, sharing 500 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
- Which is bigger: VOO vs SPY?
- VOO is the largest at $988.5B in assets.
- Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?
- No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vanguard, State Street. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.