ETF and index fund comparisons
Pick two funds people often weigh against each other and see how they actually did: annual return with dividends, worst decline, Sharpe ratio, every calendar year and dividend yield, from FinLab's daily prices through Nov 4, 2026.
S&P 500 index funds
- VOO vs SPY Annual return: 15.1% vs 15.0%
- FXAIX vs VOO Annual return: 15.1% vs 15.1%
- VFIAX vs VOO Annual return: 15.0% vs 15.1%
- SPYM (SPLG) vs VOO Annual return: 15.2% vs 15.1%
- SPY vs SPYM (SPLG) Annual return: 15.0% vs 15.2%
- VOO vs IVV Annual return: 15.1% vs 15.1%
- FXAIX vs SPY Annual return: 15.1% vs 15.0%
- FXAIX vs VFIAX Annual return: 15.1% vs 15.0%
- SPY vs IVV Annual return: 15.0% vs 15.1%
Total U.S. stock market
- VOO vs VTI Annual return: 15.1% vs 14.6%
- VTSAX vs VTI Annual return: 14.6% vs 14.6%
- VTSAX vs VFIAX Annual return: 14.6% vs 15.0%
- FXAIX vs FSKAX Annual return: 15.1% vs 14.5%
- FSKAX vs FZROX Annual return: 13.8% vs 14.0%since 2018
- FXAIX vs FZROX Annual return: 14.6% vs 14.0%since 2018
- FZROX vs VTI Annual return: 14.0% vs 13.9%since 2018
- VTI vs ITOT Annual return: 14.6% vs 14.5%
- IVV vs VTI Annual return: 15.1% vs 14.6%
International and global
- VOO vs VT Annual return: 15.1% vs 12.2%
- VTI vs VT Annual return: 14.6% vs 12.2%
- VTI vs VXUS Annual return: 14.6% vs 9.2%
- VEA vs VXUS Annual return: 9.6% vs 9.2%
- VT vs VXUS Annual return: 12.2% vs 9.2%
- VTIAX vs VXUS Annual return: 9.1% vs 9.2%
- VXUS vs IXUS Annual return: 9.2% vs 9.2%
- VXUS vs VWO Annual return: 9.2% vs 8.3%
- VEA vs VWO Annual return: 9.6% vs 8.3%
- VTSAX vs VTIAX Annual return: 14.6% vs 9.1%
- VWO vs IEMG Annual return: 8.3% vs 9.2%
- IEFA vs VXUS Annual return: 9.0% vs 9.2%
Dividend ETFs
- SCHD vs VYM Annual return: 13.8% vs 12.2%
- SCHD vs DGRO Annual return: 13.8% vs 14.1%
- VIG vs SCHD Annual return: 13.7% vs 13.8%
- SCHD vs VOO Annual return: 13.8% vs 15.1%
- VYM vs VIG Annual return: 12.2% vs 13.7%
- SCHD vs SCHG Annual return: 13.8% vs 17.5%
- VTV vs SCHD Annual return: 13.0% vs 13.8%
- SPYD vs SCHD Annual return: 10.2% vs 13.8%
- SCHD vs VTI Annual return: 13.8% vs 14.6%
- HDV vs SCHD Annual return: 11.2% vs 13.8%
Gold
Growth, tech and style
- VGT vs QQQ Annual return: 23.2% vs 19.4%
- VUG vs VOO Annual return: 16.8% vs 15.1%
- SPMO vs VOO Annual return: 17.7% vs 15.1%
- QQQM vs VOO Annual return: 15.9% vs 15.4%since 2020
- SCHG vs VOO Annual return: 17.5% vs 15.1%
- SCHG vs QQQ Annual return: 17.5% vs 19.4%
- QQQM vs SCHG Annual return: 15.9% vs 15.1%since 2020
- VOOG vs VUG Annual return: 16.8% vs 16.8%
- XLK vs VGT Annual return: 23.0% vs 23.2%
- XLK vs QQQ Annual return: 23.0% vs 19.4%
- QQQ vs VUG Annual return: 19.4% vs 16.8%
- SCHG vs VUG Annual return: 17.5% vs 16.8%
- VOO vs VGT Annual return: 15.1% vs 23.2%
- RSP vs VOO Annual return: 12.4% vs 15.1%
- VGT vs FTEC Annual return: 23.2% vs 23.0%
- VTV vs VOO Annual return: 13.0% vs 15.1%
- RSP vs SPY Annual return: 12.4% vs 15.0%
- VGT vs SCHG Annual return: 23.2% vs 17.5%
- AVUV vs VBR Annual return: 15.5% vs 12.0%since 2019
- MGK vs VUG Annual return: 17.7% vs 16.8%
- VO vs VOO Annual return: 11.6% vs 15.1%
- MGK vs QQQ Annual return: 17.7% vs 19.4%
Covered-call income
- JEPI vs JEPQ Annual return: 8.5% vs 14.7%since 2022
- QQQI vs JEPQ Annual return: 16.9% vs 15.8%since 2024
- SCHD vs JEPI Annual return: 16.6% vs 11.5%since 2020
- SPYI vs JEPI Annual return: 14.9% vs 10.1%since 2022
- DIVO vs JEPI Annual return: 14.7% vs 11.5%since 2020
- JEPQ vs QQQ Annual return: 14.7% vs 18.6%since 2022
- JEPI vs VOO Annual return: 11.5% vs 17.7%since 2020
Sectors and real estate
Bonds and T-bills
Leveraged ETFs
Annual returns include dividends reinvested, from January 2016 unless noted, over the dates both funds traded. For research and education; past returns do not guarantee future results.