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AMEX · VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$708.75
Up+$4.55 (+0.65%)
Updated Aug 28, 2026, 6:36 AM
SID Score
6.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
60/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 1.49T
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.99%
- 52-week range
- $578.46 – $716.39
- Volume
- 6.76M
- Avg. volume
- 8.04M
Price performance
VOO price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
VOO closed at $708.75 after 21 trading sessions, up 3.95% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $708.75
- Period change
- +3.95%
- Period low
- $681.79
- Period high
- $714.95
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $706.39 | $709.955 | $705.2104 | $708.75 | 6.76M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $702.90 | $705.32 | $702.23 | $704.20 | 7.16M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $704.285 | $704.8353 | $701.45 | $704.02 | 4.32M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $702.97 | $703.3899 | $700.53 | $701.83 | 7.74M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $704.07 | $705.80 | $702.44 | $703.71 | 10.71M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $704.05 | $706.08 | $700.4721 | $701.01 | 8.46M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $708.19 | $710.10 | $706.095 | $706.91 | 7.02M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $706.61 | $707.35 | $704.96 | $705.40 | 5.28M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $713.50 | $714.045 | $710.10 | $710.27 | 5.75M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $715.63 | $715.89 | $712.80 | $713.61 | 4.24M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $712.30 | $716.39 | $711.605 | $714.95 | 4.59M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $712.12 | $712.26 | $708.93 | $710.17 | 4.92M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $711.96 | $712.00 | $707.00 | $708.42 | 5.17M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $710.31 | $712.4378 | $709.50 | $710.65 | 6.69M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $708.73 | $711.37 | $707.44 | $710.71 | 4.65M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $707.93 | $709.4619 | $705.43 | $706.40 | 4.67M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $713.14 | $714.16 | $707.32 | $707.60 | 5.23M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $699.16 | $710.9083 | $699.07 | $708.98 | 6.57M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $688.83 | $697.31 | $688.61 | $696.40 | 7.28M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $684.50 | $688.35 | $678.06 | $686.65 | 7.72M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $676.54 | $682.4363 | $675.21 | $681.79 | 6.09M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a widely recognized benchmark of U.S. stock market performance that is dominated by the stocks of large U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Performance
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) currently trades at $704.20, per SID market data, reflecting a 3.64% gain over the past month and a 2.03% gain over the trailing three-month period. The fund's 50-day moving average stands at $692.10, placing the current price approximately 1.75% above that key technical threshold, suggesting modest upward momentum relative to its recent trend. The 14-day Relative Strength Index registers at 45.3, according to SID market data, positioning VOO in neutral territory — neither overbought nor oversold. Average daily trading volume sits at approximately 8.04 million shares, underscoring the ETF's status as one of the most liquid equity vehicles available to investors. With a beta of 1.0, VOO moves in direct lockstep with its benchmark, the S&P 500 index, as expected given its passive index-tracking mandate.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Valuation Analysis
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 index, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) reflects the aggregate valuation characteristics of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. Per SID market data, VOO's total market capitalization stands at approximately $1.49 trillion, making it one of the largest ETFs globally by assets. The fund currently offers a dividend yield of 1.11%, according to SID market data, which represents the weighted average income distributed by its underlying holdings. Classified within the Financial Services sector due to its fund structure, VOO's valuation is ultimately a composite of its constituent stocks spanning all eleven GICS sectors. Investors analyzing VOO's valuation should reference the underlying S&P 500 index metrics, including the index's aggregate price-to-earnings ratio and earnings growth trajectory, rather than applying traditional single-stock valuation frameworks to this diversified index vehicle.
Smart Money Activity for VOO
Smart money indicators for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) present a neutral overall picture, with the composite Smart Money Score registering at 60 out of 100, per SID market data. The institutional ownership component scores a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting overwhelming adoption by pension funds, endowments, and registered investment advisors that utilize VOO as a core large-cap equity allocation, according to 13F institutional filings. The insider activity sub-score stands at 12.5 out of 25, which carries limited analytical relevance given that ETF insiders — primarily Vanguard fund managers — do not trade shares in the same manner as corporate executives. Dark pool activity scores 9.4 out of 25, indicating relatively lower off-exchange block trading volume compared to other large-cap securities. Congressional trading activity registers at 12.8 out of 25, per SEC Form 4 filings, suggesting moderate but not outsized legislative interest. The neutral signal aligns with VOO's nature as a broad market proxy rather than a directional conviction trade.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Earnings Outlook
As a passively managed index fund, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) does not report corporate earnings in the traditional sense, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund itself. However, VOO's performance is directly tied to the aggregate earnings trajectory of its approximately 500 constituent companies. Per company earnings reports, the S&P 500 index's earnings season results flow directly into VOO's net asset value through price appreciation and dividend distributions. The fund's current dividend yield of 1.11%, according to SID market data, reflects the pass-through of dividends from underlying holdings. Investors monitoring VOO's fundamental outlook should track the S&P 500's blended earnings growth rate and forward earnings estimates reported by major data aggregators. Revenue and margin trends across VOO's largest sector weightings — including technology, healthcare, and financials — serve as the most relevant earnings proxies for this broad market index vehicle.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for VOO
Wall Street analysts do not issue traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings on Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), as the fund is a passively managed index vehicle rather than an individual equity security. Consequently, no consensus price target or formal analyst coverage data is available for VOO specifically, per SID consensus data. Instead, the analytical framework applied to VOO centers on the aggregate bottom-up consensus for the S&P 500 index's constituent stocks. Analysts covering the underlying 500 companies collectively establish implied index-level price targets through their individual stock ratings. According to Wall Street analyst reports, investors seeking directional guidance on VOO typically reference strategist-level S&P 500 year-end price targets issued by major investment banks. VOO's 1.11% dividend yield, combined with its 3.64% one-month price return per SID market data, provides a factual performance baseline against which forward-looking strategist forecasts can be evaluated by investors.
