Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Shares rank 7 of 11 index funds by recommenders
People recommend it because it tracks all public stocks, weighted by float-adjusted market cap, and has outperformed recently. No recurring criticism appeared in the quotes.
People recommend it because it tracks all public stocks, weighted by float-adjusted market cap, and has outperformed recently. No recurring criticism appeared in the quotes.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Tracks all public stocks
“move to entire market index funds (VTI for example) for a few months around these IPOs to minimize the blast radius”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What is your opinion on index rule changes to accommodate Mega-Cap IPOs?” “It literally tracks all public stocks, weighted by market cap so no such manipulation is possible.”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “Nasdaq's Shame” Market-cap weighted, resists manipulation
“It literally tracks all public stocks, weighted by market cap so no such manipulation is possible.”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “Nasdaq's Shame” “It's float adjusted market cap weighted.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation” Often swapped in for VOO
“sell your VOO and buy VTI instead”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P” “a mixed VOO-VTI-VWO strategy”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “CBP says it can't comply with refund order”
Other index funds people recommend
The four most recommended other index funds, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 index fund | 28 | 13 | 68% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Invesco QQQ Trust | 11 | 10 | 52% | 7 | — | — |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 11 | 4 | 73% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 10 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“sell your VOO and buy VTI instead”
“move to entire market index funds (VTI for example) for a few months around these IPOs to minimize the blast radius”
“It's float adjusted market cap weighted.”
“It literally tracks all public stocks, weighted by market cap so no such manipulation is possible.”
“a mixed VOO-VTI-VWO strategy”
“VTI easily out perform in the last 5 years.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.