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NYSE · VOO

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Financial Services · Asset Management

$708.75

Up+$3.58 (+0.51%)

Updated Aug 28, 2026, 3:05 PM

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
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VOO OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 27, 2026$706.39$709.955$705.2104$708.756.76M
Aug 26, 2026$702.90$705.32$702.23$704.207.16M
Aug 25, 2026$704.285$704.8353$701.45$704.024.32M
Aug 24, 2026$702.97$703.3899$700.53$701.837.74M
Aug 21, 2026$704.07$705.80$702.44$703.7110.71M
Aug 20, 2026$704.05$706.08$700.4721$701.018.46M
Aug 19, 2026$708.19$710.10$706.095$706.917.02M
Aug 18, 2026$706.61$707.35$704.96$705.405.28M
Aug 17, 2026$713.50$714.045$710.10$710.275.75M
Aug 14, 2026$715.63$715.89$712.80$713.614.24M
Aug 13, 2026$712.30$716.39$711.605$714.954.59M
Aug 12, 2026$712.12$712.26$708.93$710.174.92M
Aug 11, 2026$711.96$712.00$707.00$708.425.17M
Aug 10, 2026$710.31$712.4378$709.50$710.656.69M
Aug 7, 2026$708.73$711.37$707.44$710.714.65M
Aug 6, 2026$707.93$709.4619$705.43$706.404.67M
Aug 5, 2026$713.14$714.16$707.32$707.605.23M
Aug 4, 2026$699.16$710.9083$699.07$708.986.57M
Aug 3, 2026$688.83$697.31$688.61$696.407.28M
Jul 31, 2026$684.50$688.35$678.06$686.657.72M
Jul 30, 2026$676.54$682.4363$675.21$681.796.09M

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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 $708.75, reflecting a 3.41% gain over the past month and a 2.06% increase over the trailing three-month period, per SID market data. The fund's 50-day moving average stands at $692.30, placing the current price approximately 2.4% above that key technical threshold, which typically signals short-term upward momentum. The 14-day relative strength index reads 47.0, indicating the ETF resides in neutral territory, neither overbought nor oversold. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 8.04 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data, underscoring VOO's position as one of the most liquid exchange-traded products in the market. With a beta of 1.0, the fund tracks broad market movements as expected for a passively managed S&P 500 index vehicle. Total assets under management are reflected in a market capitalization of approximately $1.49 trillion.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Valuation Analysis

As a passively managed index fund tracking the S&P 500, VOO's valuation characteristics reflect the aggregate metrics of its approximately 500 underlying large-cap U.S. equity holdings. The fund currently offers a dividend yield of 1.11%, per SID market data, providing a modest income component for long-term investors. Classified within the Financial Services sector for fund categorization purposes, VOO's total market capitalization stands at roughly $1.49 trillion, according to SEC filings, making it one of the largest ETFs globally. The fund's valuation is inherently tied to the collective price-to-earnings, price-to-book, and price-to-sales ratios of its constituent companies. Given its index-tracking mandate, VOO does not carry a standalone earnings multiple. Instead, investors assess its value through the weighted average fundamentals of the S&P 500 index components, expense ratio competitiveness, and tracking error relative to the benchmark.

Smart Money Activity for VOO

VOO registers a composite smart money score of 60 out of 100 with a neutral overall signal, per SID market data. Breaking down the component scores, institutional activity scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating maximum institutional participation and confidence in the fund as a core portfolio holding. The insider activity component registers at 12.5 out of 25, reflecting moderate but not elevated activity among those classified as insiders for ETF reporting purposes. Dark pool trading activity scores 9.4 out of 25, according to SEC Form 4 filings and 13F institutional filings, suggesting relatively lower levels of off-exchange block trading compared to peers. Congressional trading interest scores 12.8 out of 25, indicating moderate legislative portfolio allocation toward the fund. The perfect institutional score aligns with VOO's widespread adoption among pension funds, endowments, and registered investment advisors as a low-cost vehicle for broad U.S. equity market exposure across diversified portfolios.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Earnings Outlook

As a passively managed exchange-traded fund, VOO does not report standalone corporate earnings in the traditional sense, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund entity itself, per company earnings reports. The fund's financial performance is instead measured through net asset value growth, tracking accuracy relative to the S&P 500 index, and distribution payments to shareholders. VOO currently distributes a dividend yield of 1.11%, according to SID market data, aggregating the dividend income collected from its approximately 500 underlying holdings. The earnings trajectory of VOO is fundamentally determined by the collective profitability of S&P 500 constituent companies. Investors monitoring the fund's income generation should track quarterly distribution announcements, which reflect the pass-through dividends and capital gains from the underlying portfolio. Vanguard's ultra-low expense structure ensures minimal drag on total return relative to the benchmark index.

Wall Street Analyst Ratings for VOO

As a passively managed index ETF, VOO does not receive traditional buy, hold, or sell ratings from Wall Street equity analysts in the manner that individual stocks do. No consensus analyst price target data is currently available for the fund, per SID consensus data. Instead, professional evaluation of VOO centers on fund-level metrics including expense ratio competitiveness, tracking error, liquidity, and tax efficiency relative to competing S&P 500 index products. The fund's average daily volume of approximately 8.04 million shares, according to Wall Street analyst reports, positions it among the most liquid ETFs available, minimizing bid-ask spread costs for institutional and retail investors alike. VOO's 1-month return of 3.41% and 3-month return of 2.06% provide recent performance benchmarks. Industry analysts consistently recognize Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF as a foundational portfolio building block, with its scale and cost structure serving as key competitive differentiators within the indexed large-cap equity category.