Get the weekly note

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

GRNY vs VIG: how they differ

GRNY and VIG hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and GRNY returned more over the year.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNY and VIG hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNY and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNYVIG
Broadcom Inc2.94%5.21%
Apple Inc2.40%4.10%
Microsoft Corp2.38%3.99%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.33%3.61%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.33%2.04%
Caterpillar Inc2.69%1.88%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The2.27%1.20%
KLA Corp2.75%1.04%
Amgen Inc2.15%0.84%
Union Pacific Corp2.39%0.72%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T2.59%0.42%
PNC Financial Services Group I2.21%0.39%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GRNYOnly in VIG
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.17%Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
Quanta Services Inc 3.20%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
GE Vernova Inc 3.05%Walmart Inc 2.62%
Amazon.com Inc 3.02%Johnson & Johnson 2.51%
Strategy Inc 3.01%Visa Inc 2.34%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%Mastercard Inc 1.86%
Arista Networks Inc 2.88%AbbVie Inc 1.69%
Netflix Inc 2.82%Cisco Systems Inc 1.64%

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.

GRNY and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GRNY
Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFundstratVanguard
What it isFundstrat Granny Shots US Large CapDividend growth
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−3.7 pts−5.1 pts
Expense ratio0.75%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50097.0%95.7%
Holdings40332

GRNY in plain words

GRNY is an index equity fund tracking the Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 40 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GRNY or VIG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +13.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so GRNY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GRNY or VIG?
GRNY charges 0.75% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GRNY and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of GRNY and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

GRNY against VIG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, GRNY against VIG, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/GRNY-VIG Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources