Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs VUG: how they differ
GARP and VUG hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and VUG hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GARP | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 4.44% | 11.67% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.16% | 12.63% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 4.10% | 7.62% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.96% | 4.29% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.35% | 3.41% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.88% | 5.76% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 3.73% | 2.81% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 2.21% | 2.62% |
| VISA INC | 3.73% | 1.54% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 3.79% | 1.51% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 1.49% | 4.47% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 1.63% | 1.13% |
| Only in GARP | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
| ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD 1.46% | Applied Materials Inc 1.60% |
| MERCADOLIBRE INC 1.40% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.16% |
| PHILLIPS 66 0.88% | Sandisk Corp 0.94% |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.62% | Intel Corp 0.79% |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.61% | Western Digital Corp 0.62% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 0.59% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| JABIL INC 0.57% | McDonald's Corp 0.54% |
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.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 131 | 147 |
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%.
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, GARP or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and VUG returned +12.9%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or VUG?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 49% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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