Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Daily Market Pulse: Key Moves on 11/14/2025

Wall Street's favorite tracker just flexed again—here's what happened under the hood.

VOO's Mid-November Surge: Passive Investors Reap Gains While Active Managers Sweat

The S&P 500 proxy continues its relentless climb, proving once more that low fees beat star stock-pickers nine times out of ten. Today's action saw the usual suspects—Big Tech and healthcare—carrying the load while traditional sectors played catch-up.

Another day, another dollar for the 'set it and forget it' crowd. Meanwhile, hedge funds are still charging 2-and-20 for the privilege of underperforming this vanilla index fund.

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Meanwhile, the VOO ETF is up 0.69% in the past five days and 17.64% year-to-date. 

Importantly, the VOO ETF closely tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX), which fell 1.66%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NDX) declined 2.05% on Thursday. 

Fund Flows and Sentiment

According to TipRanks data, VOO recorded 5-day net flows of about $3 billion, showing steady investor demand for large-cap U.S. exposure.

VOO’s Price Forecasts and Holdings

According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, determined based on a weighted average of analyst ratings on its holdings, VOO is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $735.08 implies an upside of 18.95%. 

Currently, VOO’s five holdings with the highest upside potential are Loews (L), Fiserv, Inc. (FI), DuPont de Nemours (DD), Oracle (ORCL), and Moderna (MRNA).

Meanwhile, its five holdings with the greatest downside potential are Albemarle (ALB), Ford (F), Incyte (INCY), Expeditors International (EXPD), and Paramount Skydance (PSKY).

VOO ETF’s Smart Score is seven, implying that this ETF will likely perform in line with the market.

Does VOO Pay Dividends?

Yes, VOO pays dividends, offering investors a source of regular income. The ETF distributes these payments every quarter to shareholders. They come from the dividends paid by the companies in the S&P 500. Since company payouts change over time, the dividend amount from VOO also varies each quarter.

VOO’s yield as of today is 1.12%.