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VOO vs FESM

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF vs Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF

VOO

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard

Annual cost

0.03%

Fund size

$1.6T

FESM

Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF

Fidelity Investments

Annual cost

0.28%

Fund size

$5.0B

Key differences

  • VOO costs 0.25% less per year.
  • VOO is significantly larger than FESM — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • VOO follows a index tracking strategy; FESM uses index enhanced.

Side-by-side comparison

VOOFESM
Annual cost (TER)0.03%0.28%
Fund size (AUM)$1.6T$5.0B
Since20102007
Dividend yield1.08%0.55%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex enhanced
CAGR 1Y+29.5%+52.9%
CAGR 3Y+23.2%N/A
CAGR 5Y+14.0%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.25N/A
Volatility 1Y11.97%19.05%
Max drawdown-33.99%-26.93%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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