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VOO vs VTI: S&P 500 or Total U.S. Market?

Vanguard's two flagship index ETFs: VOO tracks the S&P 500's 500 largest U.S. companies, VTI tracks nearly all U.S. publicly traded stocks. Compare returns, expense, and which is right for you.

Data as of April 25, 2026

VOO

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard

Broad Market

Price

$656.42

Yield (TTM)

1.16%

VTI

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard

Broad Market

Price

$352.05

Yield (TTM)

1.17%

Quick Comparison Summary

VOO vs VTI: compare dividend yield (1.2% vs 1.2%), expense ratio (0.03% vs 0.03%), holdings, returns, and our verdict for dividend investors.

Side-by-Side Metrics
MetricVOOVTI
IssuerVanguardVanguard
Inception2010-09-072001-05-24
CategoryBroad MarketBroad Market
Price$656.42$352.05
NAV$656.53$352.16
Dividend Yield (TTM)1.16%1.17%
Expense Ratio0.03%0.03%
Distribution FrequencyQuarterlyQuarterly
AUM$910.2B$614.9B
Total Returns

3Y and 5Y figures are annualized. A 0% value indicates the fund had not been listed for the full period.

Holdings & Sector Exposure

VOO

Top 5 / 5 shown

  • MSFT

    Microsoft

    7.18%

  • AAPL

    Apple

    6.84%

  • NVDA

    NVIDIA

    6.42%

  • AMZN

    Amazon

    3.76%

  • META

    Meta Platforms

    2.58%

Sector Weights

  • Information Tech30.2%
  • Financials13.4%
  • Health Care11.6%
  • Consumer Disc.10.5%
  • Communication9.1%
  • Industrials8.3%

VTI

Top 5 / 5 shown

  • MSFT

    Microsoft

    6.12%

  • AAPL

    Apple

    5.84%

  • NVDA

    NVIDIA

    5.51%

  • AMZN

    Amazon

    3.21%

  • META

    Meta Platforms

    2.18%

Sector Weights

  • Information Tech28.6%
  • Financials13.5%
  • Health Care12.1%
  • Consumer Disc.10.4%
  • Industrials9.8%
  • Communication8.6%

Pros & Cons

VOOPros
  • Lower expense ratio (0.03%)
  • Tracks the most-cited equity benchmark in the world
  • Massive liquidity
VTIPros
  • Captures the entire U.S. equity market (3,500+ holdings)
  • Same 0.03% expense ratio
  • Includes small-cap tilt for marginal long-term outperformance
VOOCons
  • No mid- or small-cap exposure
  • Misses early-stage growth companies
VTICons
  • Returns historically similar to VOO — minimal practical difference
  • Slightly less liquid than VOO/SPY
The Verdict

Returns are nearly identical — pick whichever you prefer. VTI adds mid- and small-cap exposure (~3,500+ additional stocks), but because they're market-cap-weighted, the top 500 still drive ~85% of returns. Same 0.03% expense ratio. The differences over the long run are marginal — most investors pick VOO for simplicity or VTI for completeness.

Best for
VOO

Investors who want pure large-cap U.S. exposure (the textbook benchmark)

Best for
VTI

Investors who want exposure to the entire U.S. equity market in one fund

Strategy Summary

VOO

Tracks the S&P 500 Index — 500 largest U.S. companies, market-cap weighted. The benchmark for U.S. large-cap equity exposure at one of the lowest expense ratios available.

VTI

Tracks the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index — exposure to nearly all publicly traded U.S. stocks across large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap segments at one of the lowest expense ratios available.

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