Which is cheaper, TENJ or VOO?

TENJ charges 0.50% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are TENJ and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. TENJ 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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TENJ vs VOO: how they differ

TENJ and VOO are measured over different days, and VOO charges 0.03% against 0.50%.

iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Jun ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

TENJ and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TENJ iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Jun ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Defined outcome, 0% to 10% on IVV	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	0.50%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	506

TENJ in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 16.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, IVV can fall 2.2% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 9.5% of the 9.5% buffer still sits below today's IVV level. 293 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 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, TENJ or VOO?: TENJ charges 0.50% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are TENJ and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. TENJ 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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