Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VBK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VBK returned +13.8%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FBCG or VBK?

FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FBCG and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FBCG vs VBK: how they differ

FBCG and VBK hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and FBCG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and VBK hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	FBCG	VBK
ASTERA LABS INC	0.54%	1.05%
TWILIO INC	0.38%	0.88%
AFFIRM HOLDINGS INC	0.24%	0.61%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP	0.23%	0.82%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC	0.29%	0.20%
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC	0.16%	0.74%
WYNN RESORTS LTD	0.16%	0.20%
NEXTPOWER INC	0.15%	0.48%
ECHOSTAR CORP	0.12%	0.19%
WINGSTOP INC	0.12%	0.13%
IES HOLDINGS INC	0.11%	0.19%
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC	0.11%	0.36%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCG	Only in VBK
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
APPLE INC 9.64%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%	Natera Inc 1.04%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%	FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%	nVent Electric PLC 0.77%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%	Entegris Inc 0.77%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FBCG and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	Vanguard
What it is	Blue Chip Growth	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.2 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.57%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	86.8%	10.2%
Holdings	214	545

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VBK returned +13.8%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or VBK?: FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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