Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Draws 2026 Bear-Market Interest With 15.04% 10-Year Returns
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Aug 4
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Draws 2026 Bear-Market Interest With 15.04% 10-Year Returns
3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Aug 4
Summary
VOO is being pitched as a buy for investors worried a 2026 bear market could punish richly valued tech stocks, the AI trade or equities hit by higher rates.
15.04% average annual returns over the past 10 years underpin that case, alongside a 19.53% gain in the past year and a 0.03% expense ratio.
506 holdings give investors broad exposure to the largest U.S. companies through a passive fund that automatically rebalances with the S&P 500.
Since 1928, the S&P 500 has returned 9.98% annually on average despite the Great Depression, 2008 crisis and 2020 pandemic, reinforcing the buy-and-hold argument for 10-year investors.