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NASDAQ · VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$701.78
Up+$0.75 (+0.11%)
Updated Sep 20, 2026, 7:49 PM
SID Score
6.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
61/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 1.49T
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 1.00%
- 52-week range
- $578.46 – $716.39
- Volume
- 9.59M
- Avg. volume
- 8.04M
Price performance
VOO price history
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
VOO closed at $701.78 after 19 trading sessions, down 0.01% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $701.78
- Period change
- -0.01%
- Period low
- $693.24
- Period high
- $710.72
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $701.58 | $702.19 | $698.50 | $701.78 | 9.59M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $701.60 | $701.88 | $698.61 | $701.03 | 9.9M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $698.17 | $700.10 | $689.04 | $693.24 | 14.17M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $698.77 | $698.94 | $695.09 | $696.20 | 9.66M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $697.78 | $701.85 | $696.72 | $699.30 | 6.8M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $703.00 | $704.4954 | $701.93 | $702.56 | 5.8M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $696.78 | $698.64 | $695.5421 | $696.65 | 18.31M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $702.35 | $702.71 | $699.485 | $700.87 | 4.3M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $706.98 | $707.51 | $703.37 | $704.07 | 7.83M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $709.72 | $710.45 | $706.90 | $708.01 | 6.82M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $705.82 | $711.515 | $705.51 | $710.72 | 8.59M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $700.85 | $704.53 | $700.18 | $703.41 | 7.75M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $700.45 | $702.91 | $698.1398 | $700.28 | 6.49M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $705.36 | $705.94 | $702.96 | $704.89 | 5.74M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $709.39 | $712.6692 | $706.26 | $707.24 | 8.08M |
| 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 |
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Overview
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 $701.78, sitting just above its 50-day moving average of $698.38, per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, the fund has declined 0.73%, while the three-month return stands at a positive 1.99%, reflecting a modest recovery from recent market volatility. The ETF's 14-day relative strength index reads 45.1, indicating neither overbought nor oversold conditions and positioning the fund in neutral technical territory. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 8.04 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data, underscoring VOO's status as one of the most liquid equity instruments available to investors. With a beta of 1.0, the fund tracks broad market movements by design. Total assets under management correspond to a market capitalization of approximately $1.49 trillion, reinforcing VOO's position as the largest S&P 500 index ETF by assets.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Valuation Analysis
As a passively managed index fund tracking the S&P 500, VOO's valuation reflects the aggregate metrics of its approximately 500 underlying large-cap U.S. equity holdings. The ETF currently offers a dividend yield of 1.11%, per SID market data, providing a modest income component alongside capital appreciation exposure. Classified within the Financial Services sector for fund categorization purposes, VOO's underlying portfolio spans all eleven GICS sectors, with technology, healthcare, and financials representing the largest weightings. The fund's total market capitalization of approximately $1.49 trillion, according to SEC filings, reflects sustained investor demand for low-cost passive index exposure. VOO's expense ratio remains among the lowest in the ETF industry, contributing to its competitive long-term performance relative to actively managed alternatives. The fund's valuation fundamentally mirrors the broader large-cap U.S. equity market, making it a benchmark reference point for portfolio construction.
Smart Money Activity for VOO
VOO registers a composite smart money score of 61 out of 100 with a neutral signal, per SID market data. The institutional sub-score stands at a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting the ETF's widespread adoption among pension funds, endowments, and registered investment advisors as a core portfolio allocation vehicle. The congressional trading sub-score of 12.8 out of 25 suggests moderate activity among members of Congress, according to SEC Form 4 filings and publicly disclosed congressional transaction reports. The insider component scores 12.5 out of 25, though this metric carries limited interpretive value for a passively managed ETF structure without traditional corporate insiders. Notably, the dark pool activity sub-score registers at just 10.6 out of 25, per 13F institutional filings, indicating that a relatively smaller proportion of VOO's trading volume occurs through alternative trading systems compared to other large-cap equity instruments. The overall neutral signal aligns with VOO's benchmark-tracking mandate.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Earnings Outlook
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund, VOO does not report standalone corporate earnings. Instead, the fund's performance is driven by the aggregate earnings of its approximately 500 constituent S&P 500 companies. No recent fund-specific earnings data is available, per company earnings reports. VOO distributes income to shareholders on a quarterly basis, with the current dividend yield standing at 1.11%, according to SID market data. The ETF's income distributions are derived from dividends collected across its diversified holdings portfolio. Investors tracking VOO's fundamental outlook typically monitor the blended forward earnings growth rate and aggregate price-to-earnings ratio of the S&P 500 index itself. The fund's three-month return of 1.99% reflects the net effect of underlying constituent earnings results and forward guidance revisions during the period. Vanguard provides updated portfolio characteristics including earnings metrics through its regular fund disclosures filed with the SEC.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for VOO
Traditional Wall Street analyst coverage of VOO differs fundamentally from individual stock research, as the ETF is a passive index vehicle rather than an operating company. No consensus price target or buy/sell ratings are available through standard analyst report databases for this fund. However, the ETF's underlying S&P 500 index constituents collectively receive extensive analyst coverage, with bottom-up consensus estimates driving aggregate index-level earnings projections. Per SID consensus data, VOO's current price of $701.78 and its position above the 50-day moving average of $698.38 are among the quantitative factors institutional strategists reference when assessing broad market positioning. The fund's beta of exactly 1.0 confirms its role as a market benchmark, according to Wall Street analyst reports. With average daily volume exceeding 8.04 million shares, VOO maintains deep liquidity that supports efficient price discovery relative to its net asset value, a key consideration in ETF evaluation frameworks.
