{"id":490511,"date":"2026-01-03T23:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/490511\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:46:17","slug":"the-vanguard-etf-that-warren-buffetts-comments-point-to-as-a-top-pick-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/490511\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vanguard ETF That Warren Buffett&#8217;s Comments Point to as a Top Pick Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"yf-h8k6hx\">\n<li class=\"yf-h8k6hx\">\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Warren Buffett typically invests in individual stocks, but he has given his stamp of approval to ETFs, including one in particular.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-h8k6hx\">\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Buffett&#8217;s principles of simplicity, diversification, low cost, and a long-term focus align perfectly with this Vanguard ETF.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-h8k6hx\">\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">For most investors, Buffett suggests that buying and holding the S&amp;P 500 is the best way to go.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-h8k6hx\">\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=c823c9b3-d027-4112-99e4-78bbafef48d8&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fe-sa-nonbbn-kp%3Faid%3D8867%26source%3Disaedikp0000053%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-bbn-evergreen%26ftm_veh%3Dkeypoints_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D17670\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF \u203a;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Renowned investor Warren Buffett has for decades spoken about the benefits of long-term, low-cost, fundamentals-based investing. The largest positions in the portfolio of his <strong>Berkshire Hathaway<\/strong>\u00a0(NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) are <strong>Apple<\/strong> (NASDAQ: AAPL), <strong>American Express<\/strong> (NYSE: AXP), and <strong>Bank of America<\/strong> (NYSE: BAC). All are quality companies with healthy balance sheets, lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/terms\/c\/cash-flow\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=17a4e941-47ae-4263-b161-2ac92268155e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cash flow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cash flow<\/a>, and strong positions within their industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Some investors looking to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/how-to-invest\/famous-investors\/warren-buffett-investments\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=17a4e941-47ae-4263-b161-2ac92268155e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffett style;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buffett style<\/a> are willing to spend the time researching and studying individual stocks. But what about the people who simply want to invest without all of the work?<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Buffett has a suggestion for those folks, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">In many cases, he thinks investors need to keep it simple, diversified, and cheap. The one place he&#8217;s consistently said people should invest is the <strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong> (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). That makes the <strong>Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF<\/strong> (NYSEMKT: VOO) a true Buffett-endorsed investment idea.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Newspaper with &quot;ETFs&quot; circled on the page.\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Image source: Getty Images.         <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Not only has Buffett touted investing in the S&amp;P 500 as the best long-term option for most investors, it&#8217;s a strategy he advocates for his wife after his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">In his 2013 letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"neo-blockquote yf-1lvgyjz\">\n<p class=\"yf-1lvgyjz\">&#8230; ignore the chatter, keep your costs minimal, and invest in stocks as you would in a farm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">With this quote, Buffett emphasizes something that he&#8217;s insinuated for years. High fees and emotional decision-making are the two biggest factors that can damage investor returns. Instead of trying to beat and\/or time the market, simply buy and hold a diversified portfolio of the biggest and best U.S. companies and pay next to nothing for doing so.<\/p>\n<p> Story Continues  <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">His endorsement of Vanguard and VOO &#8212; which launched in 2010 &#8212; aligns with that philosophy. The simple and cheap approach utilized by Vanguard tends to do the best job for the majority of people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">At the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in September, Buffett said he wasn&#8217;t terribly concerned about the market volatility that was occurring thanks to April 1st&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; that introduced the world to President Donald Trump&#8217;s global tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Even as the S&amp;P 500 was dropping more than 15% at the time, Buffett said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"neo-blockquote yf-1lvgyjz\">\n<p class=\"yf-1lvgyjz\">I don&#8217;t get fearful by things that other people &#8230; are afraid of in a financial way. &#8230; Let&#8217;s say Berkshire went down 50% next week, I would regard that as a fantastic opportunity, and it wouldn&#8217;t bother me in the least. &#8230; This has not been a dramatic bear market or anything of the sort.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">This helped reaffirm Buffett&#8217;s philosophy that he focuses on the long term and always looks for value. While a 50% loss would send most people into a panic, Buffett looks at it as an opportunity to pick up an asset at a sale price. Instead of giving into emotional decision-making, he looks to buy a good asset at the right price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">This isn&#8217;t specifically an endorsement for investing in the S&amp;P 500, but the Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF would be the ETF to target if you&#8217;re looking to invest with this same long-term mentality. Avoid the temptation to time the market and simply take advantage of long-term compounding by buying quality assets, such as U.S. large-cap stocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Warren Buffett has said in the past that investing in the S&amp;P 500 is the best way to go for most inexperienced investors. He even called out the Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF as the one he prefers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">For one of the most successful investors of all time who buys individual stocks, this is about as good a seal of approval for an ETF as you&#8217;ll get.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">The fundamental principles of simplicity, diversification, low cost, and long-term focus that come with investing in VOO align perfectly with the Warren Buffett vision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">Before you buy stock in Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF, consider this:<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-7hmkaz\">The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=7bc2c36a-409d-4b90-be76-964b494046e0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fe-sa-bbn-dyn-headline%3Faid%3D8867%26source%3Disaeditxt0001181%26company%3DVanguard%2520S%2526P%2520500%2520ETF%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-bbn-evergreen%26ftm_veh%3Darticle_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D18781&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=17a4e941-47ae-4263-b161-2ac92268155e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 best stocks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">10 best stocks<\/a><\/strong> for investors to buy now\u2026 and Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF wasn\u2019t one of them. 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American Express is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/author\/20683\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:David Dierking;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">David Dierking<\/a> has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF. 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