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VOO vs VTI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF against Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VOO did best over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct 28, 2022 grew to $2,065, versus $2,017 for VTI and $2,016 for VTSAX. Its +106.5% return also exceeded VTI’s +101.7% and VTSAX’s +101.6%. VOO’s advantage reflects its S&P 500 focus, while VTI and VTSAX include smaller companies; however, their performance was extremely similar, with correlations of 0.996 to 0.998. VOO also had the lowest 12-month volatility at 12.7%, compared with 12.9% for VTI and 13.0% for VTSAX, and the shallowest worst drawdown at -18.7%, versus -19.3% and -19.4%. VTI and VTSAX were effectively interchangeable, with only a 0.04-point typical monthly gap. VOO therefore delivered the strongest return and risk profile, while all three offered broadly similar exposure.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($665); 50-day at $705.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($357); 50-day at $377.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, VOO or VTI?
VOO beat VTI in 28 of the last 48 months; VTI won the other 20. The typical monthly gap was 0.25 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.996
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.96
- VOO move per 1% in VTI
- 0.996
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.25 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VOO | VTI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | +3.7% | +2.7% | +1.01 pts |
| November 2024 | +5.9% | +6.7% | -0.81 pts |
| July 2024 | +1.2% | +1.9% | -0.73 pts |
| December 2023 | +4.6% | +5.3% | -0.71 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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