The fund's top holdings are in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Johnson & Johnson.Īs of November 27, 2023, the fund has assets totaling almost $851.21 billion invested in 508 different holdings. The fund falls into Morningstar’s large-blend category and is the ultimate core large-cap stock holding.
The fund managers attempt to replicate the performance of the S&P 500, with the major difference being the fund’s low expense ratio. The index covers about 80 percent of the investable market capitalization of the U.S. The Vanguard 500 Index Fund tracks the Standard & Poor's 500 index, one of the most widely watched benchmarks for U.S.