VOO vs VTI: Which Vanguard Fund Actually Fits Your Portfolio?
VOO versus VTI is a debate about almost nothing. Good news, actually. Both are Vanguard, both cost 0.03%, both dominated by the same giants.
•Blog
ETFCompare Blog
ETF showdowns, fund picks, and portfolio building blocks, minus the jargon. Twenty guides drawn from our ETF comparison data, written for real investors.
SPY vs VOO: Two S&P 500 ETFs With One Real Difference
Same fund, two price tags. SPY costs 0.09%, VOO costs 0.03%, and that is genuinely the whole comparison.
QQQ vs QQQM: Same Nasdaq 100, Different Price Tag
Same Nasdaq-100, two fees: QQQ charges 0.20%, QQQM charges 0.15%. For buy-and-hold, QQQM is just cheaper. Full stop.
.jpg)
SCHD vs VYM: Two Dividend ETFs, Two Different Philosophies
SCHD versus VYM is a real question about what dividend investing means. Same 0.06% fee, then the similarity ends.
Best ETF Comparison Tool: What to Check Before You Buy Any ETF
Open the comparison tool before you buy, not after you regret. The checklist is five items and takes five minutes.
ETF Overlap Checker: Why Your Three ETFs Might Be One ETF
You hold VOO, VTI, and QQQ. How many distinct stocks do you own? The answer is embarrassing.
Lowest Expense Ratio ETFs: Why Small Fees Compound Against You
Small fees are a big deal and also mostly a distraction. Both true. The fee is the one guaranteed negative return, so respect it, but it is…
Should I Own Both SPY and VOO? An Honest Answer
No. That is the honest answer, and I wish more articles led with it. Same S&P 500 twice, with part of it costing three times the rest.
.jpg)
VOO vs IVV vs SPLG: The Three-Way S&P 500 Expense Ratio Comparison
A three-way cage match over one basis point: VOO and IVV at 0.03%, SPLG at 0.02%. Same index, enormous, liquid, and performance differences…
SCHD vs JEPI Holdings Overlap: Income ETFs Under the Hood
People pair SCHD and JEPI constantly, and I think the pairing is mostly wrong. One buys dividend growers, the other manufactures yield with…
Top 10 ETF Screener Apps, Compared
I refuse to rank ten apps I have not rigorously tested, and neither has anyone else. Every top-10 list is affiliate content in a lab coat.…
Best Android Apps for Building an ETF Portfolio
Building an ETF portfolio on Android is completely doable. One caveat: the phone is great for research and terrible for thinking. Make…
Best iOS Apps for Tracking Your ETF Portfolio
Every iPhone investor I know uses the broker's app or Yahoo Finance. Both free, and for most people that is the whole decision. The real…
ETF Overlap Analyzer Apps: Stop Accidentally Buying the Same Stocks Twice
The same portfolio bug keeps showing up: VOO for large caps, VTI for total market, QQQ for growth. Feels diversified. You own Apple and…
Free vs Paid ETF Apps: What's Worth Paying For
Almost everything worth knowing about an ETF is free: expense ratios, holdings, overlap, distributions. So what do paid tiers sell? Depth,…
.jpg)
ETF Rebalance Reminder Apps: Do They Actually Help
The reminder is the easy part. The hard parts are deciding your allocation and selling winners to buy losers. No app does those for you.
Mobile Portfolio Tracker Apps With Alerts, Compared
The app does not matter; the alerts do. Price alerts are table stakes and mostly noise for an ETF holder. Allocation drift, dividend…
ETF Portfolio Builder Apps for Beginners
Beginners do not have an app problem. They have a decision problem: what mix of stocks and bonds, and which funds fill it.
Portfolio Builder SaaS vs ETF Apps: Pick Your Workflow
SaaS lives in the browser with bigger tables and exports; apps live in your pocket with alerts. Neither is better. The right one depends on…
ETF Portfolio Construction SaaS for Advisors: What to Compare
Advisor software is a different product from consumer apps. An advisor runs model portfolios across dozens of accounts and documents every…
●Work with me
Get an ETF portfolio built for you
No overlapping holdings, no guesswork. Built from the comparison data, tuned to your goals.
$45 one-time
- ✓ Built around your goals and risk
- ✓ Fund picks with allocation %
- ✓ Rebalancing schedule
Tell me about your situation and I will get back to you.