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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Investor Alley => Topic started by: svosavvy on March 24, 2020, 10:57:02 AM
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Hi All,
What is your opinion of the ticker "VOO" vanguard 500 etf vs other stock funds?
Thanks in advance for any input.
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My opinion is that it's approximately 80% as good as a total US market index tracker as VTI, which is to say that my preference would be to invest in VTI.
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If you feel strongly about Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), buy it. The top 500 companies in the U.S. are far larger than companies in the rest of the market - as terran said, they make up 80% of the stock market. You could instead buy either VTI (Vanguard) or ITOT (iShares) and capture the entire stock market for a low fee (~3700 stocks, 0.03% expense ratio).
The key thing is what makes you start investing. I would prefer VTI, but if buying VOO makes you start investing, that's the better choice for you.
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A good, cheap ETF (or index fund version) that is going to provide market returns for the S&P 500 less the measly expense ratio.
Seriously, don't overthink it. Buy that or VTI and move on to more productive (or fun) activities.