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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 VYM: how they differ

FBCG and VYM hold 10% of their weight in the same names.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and VYM hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and VYM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFBCGVYM
BROADCOM INC3.74%8.07%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.69%0.68%
STARBUCKS CORP0.61%0.50%
ORACLE CORP0.49%1.14%
LOWES COS INC0.48%0.56%
ABBVIE INC0.42%1.57%
TARGET CORP0.42%0.25%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)0.23%1.08%
JOHNSON and JOHNSON0.23%2.31%
CUMMINS INC0.20%0.39%
CARDINAL HEALTH INC0.20%0.19%
NIKE INC0.17%0.22%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCGOnly in VYM
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%
APPLE INC 9.64%Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%Bank of America Corp 1.45%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%Coca-Cola Co/The 1.28%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%Merck & Co Inc 1.14%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%Philip Morris International Inc 1.08%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%Texas Instruments Inc 1.07%
NETFLIX INC 2.23%Wells Fargo & Co 1.07%

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 VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isBlue Chip GrowthUS high dividend
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%92.2%
Holdings214608

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.

VYM in plain words

VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or VYM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or VYM?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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