TCAF vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
TCAF and VOO hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned +20.5% over the year. Net assets: $9.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.
VOO costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; VOO is far larger, $1.67tn against $7.4bn.
| TCAF | VOO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.31% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $7.4bn | $1.67tn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | +20.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 41% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.9% | 37.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TCAF and VOO hold 41% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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41% in common
On the same fields
TCAF and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About TCAF
TCAF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 90 positions, with the top ten at 40.9%.
About VOO
VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +20.5% with distributions reinvested, against +20.5% 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, TCAF or VOO?
- In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TCAF returned +16.5% and VOO +20.5%.
- Which is cheaper, TCAF or VOO?
- VOO is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 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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