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VOO vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VOO returned +13.7% to VTV's +23.5%; 41% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $1.0tn for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and $184.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

At a glance
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
+23.5%
VTV total return, 1 year
0.03%
VOO expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.8 points; VOO is 5.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOO vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVOOVTV
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+23.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500 IndexMorningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$1.0tn$184.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%23.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Sep 17, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026 · 840 weekly returns
VOO VTV
Return
Total return edge VOO +804.0% +597.3%
Annualized edge VOO +14.6% +12.8%
Price return edge VOO +575.9% +363.2%
Risk
Volatility edge VTV (slight) 15.9% 15.4%
Max drawdown edge VOO (slight) −31.8% −34.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VOO (slight) 0.84 0.75
Sortino edge VOO 1.22 1.07
Calmar edge VOO 0.46 0.38
Reading

VOO returned more: +804.0% to +597.3%. VTV swung slightly less: 15.4% to 15.9%. VOO fell slightly less at its worst: −31.8% to −34.0%.

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Risk and return: VOO vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVOOVTVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+804.0%+597.3%VOOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.6%+12.8%VOOTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+575.9%+363.2%VOOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility15.9%15.4%VTV (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation10.9%10.8%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−31.8%−34.0%VOO (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.840.75VOO (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.221.07VOOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.460.38VOOAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 840 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

41%

By the books each fund has filed, VOO and VTV hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VOO VTV
Micron Technology Inc 1.83% 4.56%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41% 2.92%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.34% 3.33%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.02% 2.56%
Johnson & Johnson 0.97% 2.42%
Walmart Inc 0.70% 1.72%
AbbVie Inc 0.70% 1.75%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.65% 1.45%
Chevron Corp 0.61% 1.45%
Caterpillar Inc 0.57% 1.41%
Merck & Co Inc 0.55% 1.36%
Bank of America Corp 0.54% 1.37%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VOO
NVIDIA Corp 8.40%
Apple Inc 7.39%
Microsoft Corp 5.79%
Amazon.com Inc 3.72%
Alphabet Inc 3.07%
Broadcom Inc 2.54%
Alphabet Inc 2.46%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.43%
Only in VTV
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.55%
Strategy Inc 0.21%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.21%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.11%
Zoom Communications Inc 0.09%
Rocket Cos Inc 0.08%
Markel Group Inc 0.08%
Medline Inc 0.07%
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Side by side

VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index of US value
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +23.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs IVV not measured
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 99.7% 98.1%
Holdings 507 300
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0tn $184.2bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-BA45CF5768

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

  1. What each follows. VOO follows S&P 500 Index and VTV follows Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 41% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 VOO returned +13.7% and VTV +23.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
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%.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VOO or VTV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +13.7% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, VOO or VTV?
Neither: VOO and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VOO and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO and 98% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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