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VOO vs VTI: S&P 500 focus vs total-market breadth

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) vs Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) — same 0.03% fee, so the real comparison is holdings coverage: ~500 large caps vs the entire US market, from SEC filings.

Key takeaway

VOO and VTI charge effectively the same fee (0.03% vs 0.03%), and VTI is the larger fund ($1991.69B net assets). And their disclosed top-10 holdings are nearly identical (10 of 10 shared) — the difference lives in the tail of the portfolio, not at the top.

Not investment advice. Figures are sourced from SEC filings and are current as of the dates cited below, not real-time.

VOO

Price
$693.86
Net Assets
$1421.26B
Expense Ratio
0.03%
Beta
1
Holdings
519

VTI

Price
$372.69
Net Assets
$1991.69B
Expense Ratio
0.03%
Beta
1.03
Holdings
3524

What the filings show

  • VOO and VTI charge nearly identical expense ratios (0.03% vs 0.03%).
  • VTI runs a larger asset base ($1991.69B vs $1421.26B), which tends to mean tighter bid-ask spreads.
  • VOO concentrates its portfolio in fewer names (519 holdings vs VTI's 3524).
  • 10 names (NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc, Broadcom Inc, Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms Inc, Tesla Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc) appear in both funds' top 10 holdings.

Top 10 holdings, both funds

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HoldingNVIDIA Corp
FundVOO
% of Net Assets7.58%
HoldingApple Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets6.66%
HoldingMicrosoft Corp
FundVOO
% of Net Assets4.91%
HoldingAmazon.com Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets3.64%
HoldingAlphabet Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets2.99%
HoldingBroadcom Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets2.62%
HoldingAlphabet Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets2.40%
HoldingMeta Platforms Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets2.24%
HoldingTesla Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets1.87%
HoldingBerkshire Hathaway Inc
FundVOO
% of Net Assets1.57%
HoldingNVIDIA Corp
FundVTI
% of Net Assets6.42%
HoldingApple Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets5.94%
HoldingMicrosoft Corp
FundVTI
% of Net Assets4.38%
HoldingAmazon.com Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets3.21%
HoldingAlphabet Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets2.67%
HoldingBroadcom Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets2.34%
HoldingAlphabet Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets2.11%
HoldingMeta Platforms Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets2.00%
HoldingTesla Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets1.67%
HoldingBerkshire Hathaway Inc
FundVTI
% of Net Assets1.37%

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