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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 VUG: how they differ

FTEC and VUG hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and VUG hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and VUG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECVUG
NVIDIA Corp18.00%12.63%
Apple Inc14.38%11.67%
Microsoft Corp9.54%7.62%
Broadcom Inc5.01%4.29%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.60%2.62%
Lam Research Corp1.49%1.51%
Applied Materials Inc1.45%1.60%
KLA Corp1.09%1.10%
Sandisk Corp/DE0.80%0.94%
Intel Corp1.99%0.79%
Marvell Technology Inc0.75%0.75%
Palantir Technologies Inc1.40%0.71%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in VUG
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%Alphabet Inc 5.76%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%Alphabet Inc 4.54%
International Business Machines Corp 0.99%Amazon.com Inc 4.47%
Analog Devices Inc 0.95%Meta Platforms Inc 3.41%
QUALCOMM Inc 0.92%Tesla Inc 3.27%
Salesforce Inc 0.77%Eli Lilly & Co 2.81%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.76%Visa Inc 1.54%
Accenture PLC 0.53%Costco Wholesale Corp 1.16%

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 VUG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
VUG
Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyUS growth
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−4.6 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%97.4%
Holdings282147

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.

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, FTEC or VUG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and VUG returned +12.9%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or VUG?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 55% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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