Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOE vs VOO: how they differ
VOE and VOO hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and VOE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOE and VOO hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOE | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.86% | 0.15% |
| Cummins Inc | 1.71% | 0.15% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.79% | 0.14% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.77% | 0.14% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.34% | 0.12% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 0.65% | 0.12% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 1.29% | 0.12% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 1.20% | 0.11% |
| CRH PLC | 1.24% | 0.11% |
| Aon PLC | 0.58% | 0.11% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp | 0.61% | 0.11% |
| United Rentals Inc | 1.23% | 0.11% |
| Only in VOE | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.87% | NVIDIA Corp 7.53% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.80% | Apple Inc 6.61% |
| Strategy Inc 0.50% | Microsoft Corp 4.31% |
| Zoom Video Communications Inc 0.38% | Amazon.com Inc 3.63% |
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.27% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| Medline Inc 0.27% | Broadcom Inc 2.78% |
| Markel Group Inc 0.20% | Alphabet Inc 2.60% |
| SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 0.11% | Micron Technology Inc 2.02% |
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.
| VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Mid-Cap Value | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.2% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +2.7 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 170 | 506 |
VOE in plain words
VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.
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, VOE or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOE or VOO?
- VOE charges 0.05% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOE and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VOE and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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