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VTSAX vs VOO
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund against Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VOO did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct 28, 2022 would be worth $2,065 today, versus $2,016 for VTSAX, a 106.5% gain compared with 101.6%. VOO also led over one month, three months, six months, YTD, one year, and three years. The difference reflects VOO’s stronger recent performance from concentrating on large-cap S&P 500 companies, while VTSAX owns the broader U.S. market. VOO also showed slightly lower risk, with 12.7% volatility versus 13.0% for VTSAX and a less severe worst drawdown of -18.7% versus -19.4%. Their daily moves were highly correlated at 0.996, so the practical difference was modest: VOO won 27 of the last 48 months, while VTSAX won 21, with a typical monthly gap of 0.22 points.
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- 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.
Head to head
Which has returned more, VTSAX or VOO?
VTSAX beat VOO in 21 of the last 48 months; VOO won the other 27. The typical monthly gap was 0.22 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.996
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.03
- VTSAX move per 1% in VOO
- 0.994
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.22 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VTSAX | VOO | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | +5.8% | +4.6% | +1.17 pts |
| March 2023 | +2.6% | +3.7% | -1.07 pts |
| January 2024 | +0.7% | +1.6% | -0.91 pts |
| November 2024 | +6.6% | +5.9% | +0.74 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.
Holdings and fees
What do you actually own with VTSAX and VOO?
- Price
- $181.59
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