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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 VIG: how they differ

FBCG and VIG hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and FBCG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and VIG hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFBCGVIG
APPLE INC9.64%4.10%
MICROSOFT CORP5.20%3.99%
BROADCOM INC3.74%5.21%
ELI LILLY and CO2.25%3.36%
MASTERCARD INC0.81%1.86%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.69%0.74%
STARBUCKS CORP0.61%0.54%
ORACLE CORP0.49%1.24%
LOWES COS INC0.48%0.61%
ABBVIE INC0.42%1.69%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION NEW0.38%0.82%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC0.30%0.29%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCGOnly in VIG
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%Walmart Inc 2.62%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%Cisco Systems Inc 1.64%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%Bank of America Corp 1.58%
NETFLIX INC 2.23%Coca-Cola Co/The 1.38%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 2.03%Merck & Co Inc 1.23%
TESLA INC 1.45%Texas Instruments Inc 1.16%
APPLOVIN CORP 1.26%Linde PLC 1.06%

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.

FBCG and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isBlue Chip GrowthDividend growth
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts−5.1 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%95.7%
Holdings214332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VIG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VIG returned +12.4%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or VIG?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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