Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
FNDX vs VUG: how they differ
FNDX and VUG hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and VUG hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FNDX | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 4.64% | 11.67% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.38% | 5.76% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.33% | 7.62% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.90% | 4.54% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.86% | 4.47% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.24% | 3.41% |
| Intel Corp | 2.57% | 0.79% |
| Broadcom Inc | 0.65% | 4.29% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.55% | 12.63% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.53% | 1.16% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.47% | 1.60% |
| Lam Research Corp | 0.41% | 1.51% |
| Only in FNDX | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29% | Palantir Technologies Inc 0.71% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.60% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| Chevron Corp 1.49% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 0.53% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41% | AppLovin Corp 0.41% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.38% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.37% | Datadog Inc 0.26% |
| Walmart Inc 1.01% | Snowflake Inc 0.25% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 0.99% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.24% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | Fundamental U.S. Large Company | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.1% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +8.6 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.2% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 733 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and VUG returned +12.9%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, FNDX or VUG?
- FNDX charges 0.25% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do FNDX and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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