VOO holds about 500 large US companies; VTI holds the whole US market, including mid-size and small companies. Compare scope, overlap and what to check.
Both are Vanguard index funds for US stocks, and they move very closely together. The difference is breadth: VOO follows the S&P 500, while VTI follows an index that covers essentially the entire investable US stock market.
Because large companies dominate both indexes by size, the overlap is high. VTI adds thousands of mid-sized and small companies on top.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
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|---|---|---|
| Exchange | NYSE Arca | NYSE Arca |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Category | US large-cap blend | US total market |
| Tracks | S&P 500 | CRSP US Total Market Index |
| Launched | 2010 | 2001 |
| Regular dividend | Yes | Yes |
| Full profile | Read the profile → | Read the profile → |
VOO tracks the S&P 500 (large companies). VTI tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index (large, mid and small companies).
VOO holds roughly 500 companies. VTI holds thousands.
The largest companies make up most of both funds, so their results are usually very similar.
VTI launched in 2001 and VOO in 2010.
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