Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX)
| Fund Assets | 1.41T |
| Expense Ratio | 0.14% |
| Min. Investment | $0.00 |
| Turnover | 2.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 6.47 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.02% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.74% |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 634.14 |
| YTD Return | 18.07% |
| 1-Year Return | 14.20% |
| 5-Year Return | 98.51% |
| 52-Week Low | 457.40 |
| 52-Week High | 636.41 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.00 |
| Holdings | 507 |
| Inception Date | Aug 31, 1976 |
About VFINX
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a widely recognized benchmark of U.S. stock market performance that is dominated by the stocks of large U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
Performance
VFINX had a total return of 14.20% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.15%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VFINX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VOO, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.03% compared to 0.14% for VFINX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.03% |
Equivalent Funds
These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.
Top 10 Holdings
40.16% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 8.47% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 6.88% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.60% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.06% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.98% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | GOOGL | 2.80% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 2.41% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 2.26% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 2.20% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | BRK.B | 1.50% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2025 | $1.5877 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $1.6045 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $1.6617 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $1.612 | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $1.5085 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.6514 | Jul 1, 2024 |