Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VONG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VONG returned +7.2%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or VONG?

MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MOAT and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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MOAT vs VONG: how they differ

MOAT and VONG hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and MOAT returned more over the year.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VONG hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MOAT and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MOAT	VONG
NVIDIA Corp	2.45%	13.09%
Broadcom Inc	2.43%	5.78%
Microsoft Corp	2.20%	8.98%
Amazon.com Inc	1.33%	5.07%
Meta Platforms Inc	1.17%	3.20%
Palo Alto Networks Inc	2.51%	0.68%
Amphenol Corp	1.50%	0.55%
Applied Materials Inc	2.34%	0.31%
Blackstone Inc	1.28%	0.26%
Fortinet Inc	2.21%	0.26%
Datadog Inc	2.44%	0.23%
Airbnb Inc	2.56%	0.17%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOAT	Only in VONG
Masco Corp 2.96%	Apple Inc 11.97%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%	Alphabet Inc 3.91%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%	Tesla Inc 3.48%
Danaher Corp 2.41%	Alphabet Inc 3.15%
Mondelez International Inc 2.34%	Eli Lilly & Co 2.67%
Constellation Brands Inc 2.32%	Visa Inc 1.57%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 2.30%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47%
Otis Worldwide Corp 2.24%	Costco Wholesale Corp 1.28%

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.

MOAT and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	91.6%	95.6%
Holdings	55	387

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% 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 May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VONG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VONG returned +7.2%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VONG?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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