Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs VXF: how they differ
MOAT and VXF hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VXF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Entegris Inc | 1.73% | 0.32% |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc | 2.30% | 0.27% |
| TransUnion | 1.16% | 0.16% |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 1.18% | 0.12% |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc | 0.73% | 0.05% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Masco Corp 2.96% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Kenvue Inc 2.59% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Airbnb Inc 2.56% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| NVIDIA Corp 2.45% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Datadog Inc 2.44% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | Vanguard |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 55 | 3365 |
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.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or VXF?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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