Compare/Updated Oct 26, 2026, refreshed every trading day
VXF vs VOO
Vanguard Extended Market ETF against Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VOO was the clear winner over the 1,000-trading-day period from Oct 28, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026: $1,000 grew to $2,065, versus $1,744 for VXF, a 106.5% gain versus 74.4%. VOO also led over the past 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, YTD, 1 year, and 3 years. The difference matters because VOO delivered stronger returns with lower risk: 12-month volatility was 12.7% versus 17.3%, while its worst drawdown was -18.7% compared with VXF’s -26.9%. VXF remains highly correlated with VOO at 0.887 and moved 1.19% for each 1% move in VOO, but it won in only 20 of the last 48 months. VOO also had the lower expense ratio, 0.03% versus 0.05%.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($228); 50-day at $237.
- RSI 43, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 30, so the trend is strong.
- 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, VXF or VOO?
VXF beat VOO in 20 of the last 48 months; VOO won the other 28. The typical monthly gap was 1.86 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
VXF: Dec 4, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VOO: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.887
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.19
- VXF move per 1% in VOO
- 0.864
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.86 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VXF | VOO | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | -2.8% | +3.7% | -6.54 pts |
| November 2024 | +12.0% | +5.9% | +6.09 pts |
| December 2023 | +10.5% | +4.6% | +5.92 pts |
| June 2026 | +4.4% | -1.0% | +5.35 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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