VOO ETF — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VOO is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Index. its distribution rate is 1.04%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.06%, its expense ratio is 0.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 826.9% over the past 16.1 years, 10.7 points ahead of SPY at 816.2%.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is an index fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index by holding the 500 largest U.S. companies in the same proportions as the index. The fund has a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and carries a very low expense ratio of 0.03%. This ETF appeals to broad-based equity investors seeking low-cost exposure to large-cap U.S. stocks.

VOO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 826.9% over the past 16.1 years, 10.7 points ahead of SPY at 816.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

VOO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.04%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/07/2010

Expense ratio

0.03%

Distribution rate

1.04%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.06%

Last close

$701.61 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,044,886,175,561

Average volume

6049900.0

Dividend

$1.8226

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.04%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.06%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: S&P 500 Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VOO risks and drawbacks

VOO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider VOO — and who may not

VOO may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VOO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Tagged: Large Cap, S&P500, Index.

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