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

MGK vs VTWO: how they differ

MGK and VTWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MGK and VTWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MGKOnly in VTWO
NVIDIA Corp 13.29%Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
Apple Inc 12.19%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
Microsoft Corp 7.52%Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Alphabet Inc 5.93%Fabrinet 0.69%
Alphabet Inc 4.67%Nextpower Inc 0.67%
Amazon.com Inc 4.47%IonQ Inc 0.63%
Broadcom Inc 4.28%Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.08%TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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.

MGK and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MGK
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isMega Cap GrowthRussell 2000
Total return, 1 year+14.9%+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.6 pts+3.9 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50099.2%0.5%
Holdings561951

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MGK or VTWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +14.9% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MGK or VTWO?
MGK charges 0.07% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MGK and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of MGK and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% 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.

MGK against VTWO, 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, MGK against VTWO, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/MGK-VTWO Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources