Year-to-date, VTI is up 1.6%, which is better than the Vanguard 500 Index ETF ( VOO) and State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY), which have gained 1.5%. It has trailed REGL, up 4.6%, and VBR, up 5 ...

Explore how subtle differences in holdings and risk profiles could influence your choice between these two foundational ETFs.

Investing in a total U.S. stock market fund is a great decision. But choosing between the two biggest ETFs almost requires splitting hairs.

Choosing between the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) comes down to your opinion on small caps.

I compare VTI which is a total market fund to VOO which is an S&P 500 index fund. VTI has slightly underperformed VOO over the long term while declining a bit further than VOO over the past year and ...

Quick Read QQQ returned 21% over the past year and 134% over three years with 64% allocated to technology. VTI holds over ...

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is the most popular fund in the entire market. Its weighted nature means that the largest companies have an enormous influence on its performance. An equal-weight ...

With the broad U.S. equity markets — most notably, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 — attempting to stage a comeback after a rapid move into correction, new investors with extra money to put to work may ...

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks the entire U.S. stock market including small and mid cap stocks with a 0.03% expense ratio. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) limits exposure to the 500 largest U ...

SPTM, in contrast, tracks the S&P Composite 1500 Index, covering about 90% of the U.S. equity universe with 1,511 holdings. Its sector mix and top holdings are similar to VTI, indicating substantial ...