Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Top ETFs · US Large Cap · data since 2010-09-09 · last close 2026-09-09

Latest available close Sep 9, 2026Data updated Sep 10, 2026, 04:33 UTCMarket Exchange session close
1d
-0.45%
Rank 886 of 4,023
7d
-0.36%
30d
-1.38%
YTD
+12.44%
1y
+18.60%

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20261.4-0.8-5.010.65.3-1.0-0.02.7-0.6···
20252.7-1.3-5.6-0.86.35.22.32.13.52.40.20.1
20241.65.23.3-4.05.03.61.22.42.2-0.95.9-2.3
20236.3-2.53.71.60.56.53.3-1.6-4.7-2.29.24.6
2022-5.2-3.03.8-8.80.3-8.39.2-4.1-9.28.15.5-5.7
2021-1.02.84.65.30.72.32.53.0-4.77.0-0.74.6
2020-0.0-8.1-12.412.84.71.85.97.0-3.8-2.510.93.7
20197.93.31.94.0-6.37.01.5-1.62.02.23.63.0
20185.6-3.7-2.50.32.40.83.63.20.6-6.81.9-8.8
20171.83.90.11.01.40.62.10.32.02.33.11.3
2016-4.9-0.26.90.31.80.33.70.10.0-1.83.72.1
2015-2.95.6-1.61.01.3-1.92.2-6.1-2.58.40.4-1.7
2014-3.54.60.90.72.32.1-1.44.0-1.42.42.8-0.9
20135.21.33.62.12.3-1.55.3-3.13.44.53.02.6
20124.54.33.3-0.6-6.04.11.22.52.5-2.00.61.0
20112.23.50.02.9-1.2-1.7-2.1-5.5-6.810.7-0.31.1
2010········3.63.8-0.16.9
Avg1.30.90.31.81.31.22.50.3-0.82.23.10.7

Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).

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VOO seasonality — average by calendar month

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has monthly history back to 2010. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 13 of 16 years, median +2.9%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. May has the highest win rate, up in 13 of 16. Across its full record it has closed 69% of months higher, swings ±4.1% in an average month and has fallen 34% peak to trough.

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg+1.4%+0.9%+0.3%+1.8%+1.3%+1.2%+2.5%+0.3%-0.8%+2.2%+3.1%+0.7%
Win rate62%/1656%/1669%/1675%/1681%/1669%/1681%/1662%/1656%/1662%/1681%/1669%/16

Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.

VOO risk & extremes

Max drawdown
-34%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±4.1%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
69%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+12.79%
2020-04
Worst month
-12.44%
2020-03
Longest streaks
15▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months

VOO drawdown & rolling returns

-24%-12%0%

Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.

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Frequently asked questions

What was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF's best month?+

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF's strongest completed month on record is April 2020, at +12.79%.

What was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF's worst month?+

Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -12.44%.

Is Vanguard S&P 500 ETF up this year?+

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is up 12.44% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.

What is Vanguard S&P 500 ETF's 1-year return?+

+18.60% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.

What is Vanguard S&P 500 ETF's biggest drawdown?+

The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 34.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2010.

Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF?+

November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2010. An average is not a forecast.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is an us large cap business worth about $1.8 trillion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2010, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2010) would be about $892 today.

Did you know?

  • Its best month on record was April 2020 at +12.79%; its worst, March 2020 at -12.44%.
  • It has closed May in the green 13 out of 16 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.

Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.