What's the best Vanguard ETF to invest $1,000 in right now? Several Vanguard ETFs are good candidates to buy. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) is a perennially smart pick for long-term investors.

The market has been a wild roller coaster ride these past five years. As the longest-running bull market hit new highs in early 2020, the pandemic struck causing the Nasdaq 100 to lose more than a quarter of its value in a matter of weeks.

However, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF isn't the best performer in the Vanguard family so far in 2025. Instead, it's an ETF that doesn't own a single share in Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Apple, or any other so-called "Magnificent Seven" stock. In fact, this Vanguard ETF doesn't hold any stock in the S&P 500.