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

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FBCG vs VHT: how they differ

FBCG and VHT hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and VHT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and VHT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFBCGVHT
ELI LILLY and CO2.25%14.07%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.69%2.64%
ABBVIE INC0.42%6.10%
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.23%0.63%
JOHNSON and JOHNSON0.23%8.48%
CARDINAL HEALTH INC0.20%0.74%
MCKESSON CORP0.19%1.45%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP0.12%1.14%
CENCORA INC0.12%0.79%
MEDLINE INC0.12%0.15%
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.09%1.01%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC0.09%0.23%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCGOnly in VHT
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
APPLE INC 9.64%Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%Amgen Inc 2.87%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%Abbott Laboratories 2.36%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%Pfizer Inc 2.36%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84%
NETFLIX INC 2.23%CVS Health Corp 1.83%

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 May 31, 2026.

FBCG and VHT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
VHT
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isBlue Chip GrowthHealth Care
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts+4.1 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%85.6%
Holdings214401

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.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VHT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or VHT?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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