Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs VOO: how they differ
MOAT and VOO hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VOO hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.45% | 7.53% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.43% | 2.78% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.20% | 4.31% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.33% | 3.63% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.17% | 1.92% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.34% | 0.89% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 2.51% | 0.43% |
| Amphenol Corp | 1.50% | 0.34% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.18% | 0.29% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.17% | 0.29% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 1.19% | 0.26% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | 2.45% | 0.23% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc 2.30% | Apple Inc 6.61% |
| Entegris Inc 1.73% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 1.60% | Alphabet Inc 2.60% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 1.28% | Micron Technology Inc 2.02% |
| Guidewire Software Inc 1.18% | Tesla Inc 1.84% |
| TransUnion 1.16% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.48% |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc 0.73% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | Vanguard |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 55 | 506 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or VOO?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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