VOO vs. VTI vs. VT Vanguard Best Comparison (’24)

Vanguard is a large-scale asset management company in the United States, operating a variety of popular ETFs. Today, let’s find out more about the top 3 among them: VOO, VTI, and VT.

• Investment info Summary of VOO, VTI and VT
• VOO, VTI, VT Stock Price Return
• VOO, VTI, VT Dividend
• Considerations when investing in VOO, VTI or VT

Investment info Summary of VOO, VTI and VT

Category	VOO	VTI	VT	Note
Full name	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
Index Tracking	Tracks the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index	Tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index.	Tracks the FTSE Global All Cap Index.
Investment strategy	– This index includes the major 500 companies in the United States – Widely used as an indicator representing the overall performance of the U.S. stock market	– This index includes all publicly traded stocks in the United States – Making it useful for understanding the overall trends in the U.S. stock market.	– This index includes stocks of all sizes from developed and emerging markets worldwide – Making it helpful in understanding trends in the global stock market.
Share Price	$436	$237	$102
Asset size (B$)	$372	$348	$31
Dividend Yield	1.45%	1.43%	2.7%
Recent 1 Year Price Return	24.8%	24.6%	19.3%
Yearly Cost to pay	0.03%	0.03%	0.07%

Summary

• Investment Market: VOO invests in the core 500 companies in the United States, VTI invests in the entire U.S. market, and VT invests globally, which differentiates them.

• Asset Size: VOO and VTI, which focus on the U.S., are very large in scale, ranking in the top 10 among U.S. ETFs. On the other hand, VT is relatively about 10% of their size.

• Dividend Yield: VT has a higher dividend yield. The lower dividend yields of tech stocks, which hold a significant proportion in the U.S. market, are likely to have influenced this.

• One-Year Stock Return: VOO and VTI, which invest in the U.S. market, have shown equivalent returns.

• Annual Management Fee: VT, which invests globally, has a slightly higher fee of 0.07%, but this is not a high figure in absolute terms.

VOO appears relatively attractive in terms of stock profitability, large-scale level, and cost.

Next, let’s compare the stock return rates of these three ETFs in details.

VOO, VTI, VT Stock Price Return

I’ve compared the stock return trends of VOO, VTI, and VT with the SPY ETF.

• Blue line: VOO
• Yellow line: VTI
• Light blue line: VT
• Orange line: SPY

In the last 6 month

In the last 12 month

In the last 60 month

When comparing long-term investment returns, VOO, VTI, and SPY showed almost similar levels, while VT showed relatively lower returns.

VOO, VTI and VT Dividend

VOO, VTI, and VT are not ETFs aimed at a high dividend yield. ETFs like JEPI and QYLD offer high dividends of over 6% recently, but VOO, VTI, and VT pay an average of dividends from many companies.

The three ETFs from Vanguard serve to secure not only price appreciation in the market but also average dividend income from the market. All three of them pay dividends quarterly.

Considerations when investing in VOO, VTI or VT

Market Coverage

It depends on which market you want to focus on. VOO is for blue-chip stocks, VTI is for the U.S. market, and VT is for the global market. If you believe the global market’s average profitability is higher than the U.S., investing in VT might be considerable.

Asset Size

VOO and VTI are popular top-tier ETFs in the U.S., while VT may be a smaller ETF with relatively high dividends.

Dividend Level

VOO and VTI have lower yields, making them less considerable for those focusing on dividend yield. Similarly, it’s worth noting that VT also may not offer a high dividend yield for those focusing on it.

Price Per Stock

The price per stock decreases in the order of VOO, VTI, and VT, making VT seem advantageous for individuals approaching investment in a cumulative way, as it may allow trading with less money.

Disclaimer

• This article is not written to solicit investments.
• The information provided may not be accurate due to differences in the reference period, so investors are advised to verify it themselves.
• The decision and responsibility for investments lie with the individual investor, and the author of this article does not bear any responsibility for the investment results of the readers.

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