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

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MOAT vs VOOG: how they differ

MOAT and VOOG hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VOOG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MOAT and VOOG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMOATVOOG
NVIDIA Corp2.45%14.29%
Broadcom Inc2.43%5.90%
Microsoft Corp2.20%9.31%
Amazon.com Inc1.33%3.90%
Meta Platforms Inc1.17%3.85%
Applied Materials Inc2.34%0.99%
Amphenol Corp1.50%0.51%
Palo Alto Networks Inc2.51%0.35%
Datadog Inc2.44%0.23%
Fortinet Inc2.21%0.15%
Airbnb Inc2.56%0.07%
Veeva Systems Inc2.41%0.04%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOATOnly in VOOG
Masco Corp 2.96%Apple Inc 6.38%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%Alphabet Inc 6.17%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%Alphabet Inc 4.90%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%Micron Technology Inc 3.04%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43%Eli Lilly & Co 2.44%
Danaher Corp 2.41%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42%
Mondelez International Inc 2.34%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.34%
Constellation Brands Inc 2.32%Tesla Inc 2.12%

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 VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckVanguard
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatS&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts+0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.46%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50091.6%100.0%
Holdings55146

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.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VOOG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VOOG?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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