Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs VGT: how they differ
GARP and VGT hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and VGT hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GARP | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 4.44% | 14.59% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 6.07% | 4.21% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.16% | 16.85% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 4.10% | 9.47% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.96% | 4.21% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 2.21% | 3.21% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 3.79% | 1.56% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.78% | 1.35% |
| ORACLE CORP | 1.18% | 1.46% |
| KLA CORP | 6.46% | 1.00% |
| AMPHENOL CORP | 1.52% | 0.73% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 1.27% | 0.69% |
| Only in GARP | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| VISA INC 3.73% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.35% | Applied Materials Inc 1.40% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.88% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% |
| NETFLIX INC 2.85% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.13% | International Business Machines Corp 1.08% |
| MASTERCARD INC 1.63% | Sandisk Corp/DE 0.98% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 1.49% | Analog Devices Inc 0.82% |
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.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 131 | 317 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or VGT?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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