Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOO vs VT: how they differ
VOO and VT hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard 500 Index Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOO and VT hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOO | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.53% | 4.22% |
| Apple Inc | 6.61% | 3.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.31% | 2.73% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.63% | 2.29% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.26% | 2.04% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.78% | 1.74% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.60% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.92% | 1.21% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.84% | 0.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.26% | 0.72% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.43% | 0.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.48% | 0.68% |
| Only in VOO | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc 0.11% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.11% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.06% | ASML Holding NV 0.51% |
| DuPont de Nemours Inc 0.03% | SK hynix Inc 0.44% |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc 0.03% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34% |
| Erie Indemnity Co 0.01% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| Paramount Skydance Corp 0.01% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27% |
| ABIOMED Inc 0.00% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.26% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 506 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VOO or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +17.6% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOO or VT?
- VOO charges 0.03% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOO and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 55% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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