Operator of some of the largest companies in the world Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Vanguard, Announce would implement a Stock split for some of its largest products on March 24 in hopes of improving affordability for investors.
Taking into account the recent decision and the fact that most of those affected ETFs In fact, it was in the red in 2026 by the date Feinbold decided to examine how much a $1,000 investment in the firm’s three largest funds would be worth by March 30.
Vanguard Standard & Poor’s 500 ETF (FU).
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is the largest product of its kind in the world with approximately $830 million in assets under management (AUM), according to Data Retrieved from Finebold Etdb db Monday 30 March.
As the name suggests, the fund tracks the performance of the S&P 500 stock market index index It boasts an impressive average daily volume of around $11 million.
VOO is also an attractive investment due to its low expense ratio of 0.03%. However, the ETF would not have traded particularly successfully if purchased at the beginning of 2026, as it has year-to-date (year-to-date), 7.22% in the red at $582.96.
Thus, a $1,000 investment made on January 2nd — the first regular session of the year — would be worth $927.80 at press time on March 30th.
Vanguard Stock Market ETF (VTI)
Although the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) is broader than VOO because it tracks the US total stock marketProviding exceptionally broad exposure, it is also slightly smaller with assets under management of just under US$567 million and average daily volume of US$7 million.
On the other hand, it features the same attractive expense ratio as the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF at 0.03%.
It’s also similar to VOO as it has lost 6.90% since the beginning of the year – a loss that has VTI shares trading at $313.09 at press time.
Therefore, investing $1,000 in the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF at the beginning of 2026 would have resulted in a position worth $931 on the morning of March 30.
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Fund (VEA)
Vanguard’s FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) differs from both VTI and VOO in that, although it provides exposure to developed markets, it avoids investing in the US stock market.
Specifically, VEO tracks stock performance in Western EuropeJapan and Australia.
However, as with the other two major Vanguard ETFs, the FTSE Developed Markets Index is a large product in terms of assets under management at $202.5 million, according to data retrieved by Finbold from Etdb db On the last Monday of March, its daily trading volume amounts to about $23 million according to the same source.
Elsewhere, although it also boasts an expense ratio of 0.03%, it has performed much better than VTI or VOO despite continuing to decline in 2026. In fact, VEA is 1.82% in the red year-to-date at $62.05.
Thus, a $1,000 investment on January 2 would have turned into $981.80 at press time.
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