Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) ETF Price, Holdings & Analysis

What VOO does

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) tracks the S&P 500 index, giving investors a single ticket to the 500 largest US companies. It is listed on NYSE Arca and classified as a US equity ETF, so its performance follows the broad US stock market. Because it mirrors an index, VOO is often used as a core holding for long-term portfolios.

Key numbers explained

• Price: 707.6 USD — the latest market price per share on NYSE Arca.
• Day change: -0.73% — the intraday move relative to the previous close.
• P/E ratio: 24.9 — the price-to-earnings ratio, which shows how much investors pay per dollar of earnings; a higher number can signal higher expected growth or a richer valuation.
• Dividend yield: 0.76% — the dividend yield, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by the share price, showing the cash return relative to the price.
• 52-week range: 578.46 – 716.39 — the lowest and highest prices over the past 52 weeks, useful for context on where the current price sits within a full year.
• Fund assets: 1.76T USD — total assets under management, indicating the scale and liquidity of the fund.
• Fund inception: Sep 7, 2010 — the date the fund started tracking the index.
• Top holdings: NVIDIA Corp 8.1%, Apple Inc 7%, Microsoft Corp 5.7%, Amazon.com Inc 3.8%, Alphabet Inc Class A 3% — the percentage of the fund’s weight in each company.
• Top sectors: technology 39%, financial services 12%, communication services 10%, consumer cyclical 9% — the fund’s sector mix, showing where most of the money is concentrated.

Recent news

Recent headlines note that VOO is at its most concentrated point since 1965, with a significant portion of the fund in a single sector. Other articles compare VOO’s low fee to alternatives and highlight how sector concentration and dividend reinvestment can create tax considerations. One headline contrasts VOO with a broader fund, noting the cost difference of holding extra stocks over time.

What to watch

Investors typically watch sector concentration, as a heavy tilt toward technology can amplify swings when that sector moves. The P/E ratio and dividend yield are common reference points for how the fund is valued and how much income it returns. Fund size, tracking error, and the composition of top holdings also matter when comparing VOO with alternatives like Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), or iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc) (CSPX). For non-US investors, iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF (Acc) (CNDX), Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM), and Invesco EQQQ Nasdaq-100 UCITS ETF (EQQQ) are often compared in the ETFs directory.