VOOBroad U.S. large-cap coreConflict retained

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

A very low-cost S&P 500 tracker suited to broad large-cap exposure rather than a dedicated income objective.

Review record

Reviewer
TopETFList Editorial Team
Issuer checked
2026-09-08
Dataset imported
Sep 7, 2026
Dataset
97e56f011b2e

A source conflict is retained for: totalReturn.

The disputed imported value is shown for transparency but is not treated as verified or used to make a winner claim.

Current scorecard

Income, return, cost, and scale

How to read the metrics

Distribution yield

1.10%

Source-reported

Not a guaranteed future yield

Cumulative return

+834.0%

Conflict retained

Source-defined since-inception figure

AUM

$1040B

Source-reported

Rounded assets under management

Expense ratio

0.03%

Issuer-verified

Official issuer fund information

Payout schedule

Quarterly

Issuer-verified

Frequency may change; payments are not guaranteed

Inception

2010-09-07

Issuer-verified

Official fund launch date

Imported yield, return, and AUM are source-reported, may use different as-of dates, and are not independently verified. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Portfolio role

Who VOO may fit

Long-term investors seeking a simple, low-cost U.S. large-cap core allocation.

VOO is the useful control case for many income comparisons: it does not manufacture distributions through options and retains full market upside and downside. Its current-income yield is secondary to broad total return.

Risk check

What the yield does not show

  • Market-cap weighting creates meaningful mega-cap concentration, and the fund offers no protection from broad equity drawdowns.
  • Distributions can be cut, deferred, reclassified, or funded partly by return of capital. Displayed yield is not guaranteed income.
  • ETF shares fluctuate and may trade above or below NAV. Fees, taxes, spreads, and timing affect an investor’s realized return.

Historical data changes

Change record

Tracking began September 2026

No accepted scorecard change has been recorded yet. Future dataset or issuer-review changes will be dated here rather than silently replacing the prior interpretation.

Educational use only

This scorecard is not personalized investment, tax, or legal advice. Read the current prospectus and issuer materials before making an investment decision.