Which returned more over the last year, PSEP or VOO?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PSEP returned +11.1% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PSEP or VOO?

PSEP charges 0.79% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are PSEP and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. PSEP is a buffer ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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PSEP vs VOO

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Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Sep and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

PSEP and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PSEP Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Sep	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Buffer desk	Core fund
Issuer	Innovator	Vanguard
What it is	Defined outcome, on SPY	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+11.1%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.9 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.03%
Holdings	n/a	506

PSEP in plain words

From its price on Sep 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 14.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 361 days remained on Sep 4, 2026. On Aug 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

VOO in plain words

VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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, PSEP or VOO?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PSEP returned +11.1% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PSEP or VOO?: PSEP charges 0.79% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are PSEP and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. PSEP is a buffer ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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