Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
FNDX vs VONG: how they differ
FNDX and VONG hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and VONG hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FNDX | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 4.64% | 11.97% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.38% | 3.91% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.33% | 8.98% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.90% | 3.15% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.86% | 5.07% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.24% | 3.20% |
| Broadcom Inc | 0.65% | 5.78% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.55% | 13.09% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.53% | 1.28% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.53% | 1.16% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 0.52% | 0.73% |
| Lam Research Corp | 0.41% | 1.21% |
| Only in FNDX | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Intel Corp 2.57% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.03% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 0.55% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.60% | AppLovin Corp 0.44% |
| Chevron Corp 1.49% | Trane Technologies PLC 0.30% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41% | Snowflake Inc 0.26% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.38% | Datadog Inc 0.23% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.37% | Spotify Technology SA 0.23% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 0.99% | Cloudflare Inc 0.23% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | Fundamental U.S. Large Company | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.1% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +8.6 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.2% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 733 | 387 |
FNDX in plain words
FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and VONG returned +7.2%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, FNDX or VONG?
- FNDX charges 0.25% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do FNDX and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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