The default Vanguard trade in 2026 has been simple: Buy Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) or Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI), ride the S&P 500 and let the Magnificent Seven do the heavy lifting.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on September 9, 2010.
This fund has been one of the market's best long-term performers. But history shows that it can be highly volatile in the short term.
The S&P 500 Index continued rising and neared its all-time high on Friday as some big tech companies like Nvidia and AMD rebounded. It ended the week at 7,575, with its perpetual futures on Hyperliquid ticking downwards today.
For millions of investors, buying the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) has become the default way of “owning the market.
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) has recently surpassed $1 trillion in assets under management, becoming the first ETF to achieve such a milestone.
Investors holding Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) own a slice of the cheapest, largest cap-weighted index fund on the market, and it has been doing its job.
July is shaping up as a pivotal month for index investors. The S&P 500 has cooled a bit, with Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) down 1.36% since its year-to-date high on June 2 as the 10-year Treasury yield has eased to 4% and the VIX has settled at 17.65.
The S&P 500 Index and the VOO ETF have largely stagnated over the past two months as some of their biggest constituents, including Nvidia and Meta Platforms, have pulled back. The index was trading at 7,537, up 20% from its lowest level this year, and several key technical and fundamental factors suggest it has further upside potential.
If you want plain vanilla S&P 500 exposure, two funds dominate the shortlist: SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPLG) and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO).
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The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) sells itself as the cheapest ticket to owning America.