What Is VUG? Pure large-cap growth at 0.03% — 155 U.S. companies with faster-than-market earnings growth in a single fund. ~$350B AUM · 0.03% ER · 0.43% Yield · Quarterly $10,000 in VUG ten years ago turned into roughly $49,900. The same $10,000 in VOO — the S&P 500 — reached about $39,800. That’s a … Read more
VYM and SCHD are the two most popular dividend ETFs in the United States. VYM charges just 0.04% after Vanguard’s February 2026 fee cut; SCHD charges 0.06%. Both pay quarterly. Both target high-quality dividend stocks. And both show up in every “best dividend ETF” list on the internet. This VYM vs SCHD comparison breaks down … Read more
$10,000 invested in VOO at launch in September 2010 is worth roughly $75,000 today. No options trades. No earnings calls at 4 a.m. No “conviction picks” that cratered 60%. Just one ticker, held for 15 years, compounding at about 14.5% annually with dividends reinvested. VOO — the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF — is the most … Read more
The VTI vs VOO debate is the most overthought decision in index fund investing. Same issuer. Same 0.03% fee. Same top 10 holdings. An 82% overlap by weight. The only real difference? VTI holds about 3,000 extra small- and mid-cap stocks that, collectively, make up roughly 18% of the fund. Over the past decade, that … Read more
VOO and SPY hold the exact same stocks. They track the exact same index — the S&P 500. They deliver the exact same returns. Yet one of them quietly costs more every single year. This VOO vs SPY comparison breaks down the real numbers — including year-by-year performance, risk metrics, and a calculator that shows … Read more
