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Vanguard's VOO Tops $1 Trillion, Overtakes SPY.

6/4/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF (VOO) topped $1 trillion in assets on June 3 2026, becoming the first ETF to reach that level.
$1.7 billion of inflows on that day pushed VOO above the trillion-dollar threshold.
VOO, charging a 0.03% expense ratio, surpassed State Street’s SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as the world’s largest ETF.
VOO has drawn over $69 billion of new capital in 2026, bringing its total to about $1.6 trillion, including its mutual-fund share class.

History

Historical Context

Since Vanguard launched the first retail index fund in 1976 and the S&P 500 was formalized in 1957, the “Big Three” managers—BlackRock’s iShares, Vanguard and State Street—have expanded passive assets to trillions. By 2020 they oversaw more than $15 trillion, a scale that underpins the prominence of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and the broader shift toward ultra-large passive funds.

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Story summary

Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF (VOO) topped $1 trillion in assets on June 3 2026, becoming the first ETF to reach that level.
$1.7 billion of inflows on that day pushed VOO above the trillion-dollar threshold.
VOO, charging a 0.03% expense ratio, surpassed State Street’s SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) as the world’s largest ETF.
VOO has drawn over $69 billion of new capital in 2026, bringing its total to about $1.6 trillion, including its mutual-fund share class.

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