The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Is Unstoppable -- But There's 1 ETF I Like Even More
If you want a diversified portfolio, owning thousands of stocks is better than 500 stocks.
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Is Unstoppable -- But There's 1 ETF I Like Even More
Overview
If you want the easiest, lowest-cost way to invest in the stock market, one popular Vanguard exchange-traded fund can do what you need. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) recently made headlines, and history, by surpassing a total of $1 trillion of investor assets.
Many people are entrusting their savings to this one ETF that owns the stocks of the entire S&P 500 index -- and it's been a great investment. For the past 15 years since the fund's inception in September 2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has delivered 15.18% annualized returns.
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But I don't own it. I've got nothing against this fund, but there's a different Vanguard index fund in my portfolio that I like even better. It's called the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI). This fund owns 3,494 stocks, and so far in 2026, it is delivering slightly better performance: its shares are up 8.38% year to date, while the S&P 500 fund's share price is up 8.11%.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.
