| Comparison | Funds | Expense ratios | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVV vs SPY | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF · State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | IVV 0.03% / SPY 0.0945% | October 12, 2026 |
| SCHD vs VYM | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF · Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | SCHD 0.06% / VYM 0.04% | October 11, 2026 |
| SPY vs VOO | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust · Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | SPY 0.0945% / VOO 0.03% | October 7, 2026 |
| VOO vs VFIAX | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF · Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares | VOO 0.03% / VFIAX 0.04% | October 6, 2026 |
| VTI vs VTSAX | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF · Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares | VTI 0.03% / VTSAX 0.04% | October 5, 2026 |
| VOO vs VTI | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF · Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | VOO 0.03% / VTI 0.03% | October 4, 2026 |
| QQQ vs QQQM | Invesco QQQ Trust · Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | QQQ 0.18% / QQQM 0.15% | October 4, 2026 |
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Which ETFs should you compare? Every WealthyBud ETF matchup
WealthyBud publishes 7 ETF head-to-head comparisons, each built from the funds’ own issuer fact sheets: S&P 500 pairs (SPY, VOO, IVV), total-market and Nasdaq-100 share classes, ETF vs mutual-fund twins and dividend ETFs. The cheapest fund across these pages is IVV at a 0.03% expense ratio. Pick a pair below; new comparisons are added here as they publish.
Which ETF comparisons does WealthyBud publish?
WealthyBud publishes 7 ETF comparisons, listed newest first with each fund's expense ratio as reported on the comparison page. Every page cites the issuers' own fact sheets or prospectuses and dates each figure, so fees and returns can be checked against the source.
How are the comparisons grouped?
The pages fall into three groups: S&P 500 ETFs from different issuers, share classes or mutual-fund twins of the same underlying fund, and dividend-income ETFs. Same-fund pairs mostly differ on fees, minimums and trading; different-issuer pairs can differ on structure, holdings and tracking.
S&P 500 ETFs
- IVV vs SPY: iShares vs State Street S&P 500 ETFs — expense ratio, NAV returns and fund structure.
- SPY vs VOO: State Street's 1993 trust vs Vanguard's ETF share class — fees, returns, taxes and structure.
- VOO vs VFIAX: Same Vanguard 500 Index Fund — ETF Shares vs Admiral Shares on fees, minimums and after-tax returns.
- VOO vs VTI: S&P 500 vs total U.S. stock market — holdings, fees and returns from Vanguard fact sheets.
Share classes and mutual-fund twins
- VOO vs VFIAX: Same Vanguard 500 Index Fund — ETF Shares vs Admiral Shares on fees, minimums and after-tax returns.
- VTI vs VTSAX: Same Vanguard total-market fund — ETF Shares vs Admiral Shares on fees and minimums.
- QQQ vs QQQM: Nasdaq-100 twins: expense ratio, AUM and who each share class fits.
Dividend and income ETFs
- SCHD vs VYM: The two biggest U.S. dividend ETFs — fees, SEC yield, holdings and returns from Schwab and Vanguard.
Expense ratios shown are those reported on each comparison page as of its publish date. Not investment advice.
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