MSLC vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MSLC and VOO hold 79% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $4.0bn on May 31, 2026 for Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.
VOO costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points.
| MSLC | VOO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.39% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, MSLC as of May 31, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 | $4.0bn | $1.0tn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.3% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 79% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.8% | 37.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSLC and VOO hold 79% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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79% in common
On the same fields
MSLC and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About MSLC
MSLC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,007 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.
About VOO
VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% 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 Aug 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MSLC or VOO?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MSLC returned +14.3% and VOO +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, MSLC or VOO?
- VOO is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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