Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IVV vs VUG
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVV and VUG hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IVV | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.52% | 12.63% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.59% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.30% | 7.62% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.62% | 4.47% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 5.76% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 4.29% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 4.54% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 3.41% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.84% | 3.27% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 2.81% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.47% | 2.62% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 0.89% | 1.60% |
| Only in IVV | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36% | Snowflake Inc 0.25% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.95% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.24% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.88% | Cloudflare Inc 0.23% |
| Walmart, Inc. 0.77% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.18% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 0.76% | Waste Connections Inc 0.14% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.72% | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.13% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.1% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 504 | 147 |
IVV in plain words
IVV is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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, IVV or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +20.1% and VUG returned +14.9%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IVV or VUG?
- IVV charges 0.03% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IVV and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 57% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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