Are GUNR and VOO in the same category?

GUNR is a thematic ETF and VOO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GUNR returned +26.8% and VOO +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, GUNR or VOO?

VOO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do GUNR and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 27% of GUNR and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Across categories

GUNR vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GUNR returned +26.8% to VOO's +14.8%, and VOO charges 0.03% to GUNR's 0.46%.

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Net assets: $7.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF, and $1.0tn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+26.8%

GUNR total return, 1 year

+14.8%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.46%

GUNR expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points.

GUNR vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GUNR	VOO
Return
Measure	GUNR	VOO
Total return, 1 year	+26.8%	+14.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GUNR	VOO
Below its all-time high	7.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GUNR	VOO
What it tracks	Natural resources	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	GUNR	VOO
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.03%
Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and VOO as of Oct 31, 2026	$7.2bn	$1.0tn
Active share vs the S&P 500	98%
Holdings
Measure	GUNR	VOO
Holdings in common	not published
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026	Sep 30, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37%	39.1%

Method

Side by side

GUNR Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Northern Trust Vanguard

What it is Natural resources Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +26.8% +14.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.46% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 27.1% 99.7%

Holdings 135 505

Net assets, GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 and VOO as of Oct 31, 2026 $7.2bn $1.0tn

GUNR and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

GUNR

By weight, 27% of GUNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 135 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% 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 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Are GUNR and VOO in the same category?: GUNR is a thematic ETF and VOO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, GUNR or VOO?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GUNR returned +26.8% and VOO +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, GUNR or VOO?: VOO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GUNR and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 27% of GUNR and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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GUNR on its own →VOO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GUNR dividend history →VOO dividend history →VOO holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GUNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GUNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Northern Trust website ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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