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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VOO +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or VOO?

VOO is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and VOO an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VOO returned +13.7% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+13.7%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points.

BOXX vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VOO
Return
Measure	BOXX	VOO
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	VOO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	VOO
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.03%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$1.0tn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	VOO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		39.1%

Method

Risk and return

Jan 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 198 weekly returns

BOXX VOO

Return

Total return edge VOO +18.9% +105.9%

Annualized edge VOO +4.6% +20.9%

Price return edge VOO +18.6% +95.9%

Risk

Volatility edge BOXX 0.2% 13.9%

Max drawdown edge BOXX −0.1% −16.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VOO −0.25 1.11

Sortino edge VOO −0.35 1.71

Calmar Not measured 1.25

Reading

VOO returned more: +105.9% to +18.9%. BOXX swung less: 0.2% to 13.9%. BOXX fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −16.7%.

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Risk and return: BOXX vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VOO	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.9%	+105.9%	VOO	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+20.9%	VOO	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+95.9%	VOO	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.2%	13.9%	BOXX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.2%	9.0%	BOXX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.1%	−16.7%	BOXX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.25	1.11	VOO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.35	1.71	VOO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	Not measured	1.25		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 198 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 507

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $1.0tn

BOXX and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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BOXX and VOO do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BOXX follows No index, actively managed and VOO follows S&P 500 Index.
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOXX returned +4.0% and VOO +13.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.7 points.
Cost. BOXX charges 0.19% of assets a year and VOO 0.03%, a gap of 0.16 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VOO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VOO?: VOO is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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