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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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FTEC vs VO: how they differ

FTEC and VO hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and VO hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and VO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECVO
Western Digital Corp0.76%1.07%
Ciena Corp0.45%0.67%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.44%0.63%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.39%0.65%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.38%0.67%
Keysight Technologies Inc0.37%0.58%
Cloudflare Inc0.35%0.76%
Coherent Corp0.32%0.75%
Teradyne Inc0.32%0.73%
Fortinet Inc0.31%0.46%
Microchip Technology Inc0.30%0.48%
ON Semiconductor Corp0.28%0.36%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in VO
NVIDIA Corp 18.00%Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23%
Apple Inc 14.38%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05%
Microsoft Corp 9.54%Quanta Services Inc 1.05%
Broadcom Inc 5.01%Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04%
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%Cummins Inc 0.95%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.60%Bloom Energy Corp 0.79%
Intel Corp 1.99%Constellation Energy Corp 0.78%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%Robinhood Markets Inc 0.77%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

FTEC and VO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
VO
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyMid-Cap
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−5.5 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%91.4%
Holdings282282

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VO in plain words

VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or VO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and VO returned +12.0%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or VO?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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