Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): return calculator
VOO tracks the S&P 500 at a very low cost (Vanguard).
Updated
- Type
- ETFs
- Market
- NYSE Arca
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- indice
- Data range
- 2020-06 – 2026-06 · 6 years
- Source
- Marketstack
US$1,000 invested 6 years ago would be worth today
US$2,406
+140.6% total return
Try your own values in the calculators below.
Return calculator
Pick an amount and a period to see what an investment in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) would be worth today. By default we include reinvested dividends (total return).
Lump sum
What a one-off investment would be worth today.
Monthly investing (DCA)
What investing the same amount every month would be worth.
Estimate before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.
Investment growth
Performance
Data for the last 6 years · 2020-06 → 2026-06
Comparison with the market
US$1,000 invested vs S&P 500 ETF (SPY):
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
- US$2,406
- S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
- US$2,498
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) trailed S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over this period.
Risk & drawdowns
The largest peak-to-trough drop in the window was -24.8%. An investor who bought near the prior peak would have seen the investment fall significantly before recovering.
Scenarios
Illustrative results based on the available data.
US$1,000 5 years ago
US$1,733
lump sum, +73.29487700752186% return
US$100/mo for 5 years
US$9,134
invested US$6,100
If it repeats +15.76%/yr for 10 years
US$4,321
projection from US$1,000 (hypothetical)
About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) tracks the same S&P 500 index as SPY, but with one of the lowest management fees on the market. That is why it is often preferred by long-term investors, where small cost differences compound over the years.
Performance is practically identical to the S&P 500 index, net of the annual fee.
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Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Prices: Marketstack. Monthly series, total return (dividends reinvested). Data through 2026-06.
Total return assumes dividends are reinvested; you can turn that off to see price-only appreciation. Values are estimates before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs.
Page generated and reviewed by the Calculadora Capital editorial team. Last updated 2026-06.