Which is cheaper, SQBA or VOO?

SQBA charges 0.85% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are SQBA and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. SQBA 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 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SQBA vs VOO: how they differ

SQBA and VOO are measured over different days, and VOO charges 0.03% against 0.85%.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

SQBA and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SQBA FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly 15 Buffer ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Vanguard
What it is	Defined outcome, 15% on SPY	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	not published	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	506

SQBA in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 14.8% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 70 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Nov 20, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

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 is cheaper, SQBA or VOO?: SQBA charges 0.85% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are SQBA and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. SQBA 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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