Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs VIG: how they differ
NOBL and VIG hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VIG returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VIG hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NOBL | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 1.61% | 1.88% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.56% | 1.69% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 1.48% | 1.55% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.47% | 2.51% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.44% | 2.92% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.55% | 1.38% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.31% | 2.62% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.37% | 0.98% |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 1.71% | 0.98% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 1.36% | 0.95% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1.41% | 0.92% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.36% | 0.72% |
| Only in NOBL | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% | Broadcom Inc 5.21% |
| Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% | Apple Inc 4.10% |
| JM Smucker Co. (The) 1.58% | Microsoft Corp 3.99% |
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. 1.58% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.58% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 1.55% | Visa Inc 2.34% |
| Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.53% | Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% |
| Eversource Energy 1.50% | Mastercard Inc 1.86% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 69 | 332 |
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or VIG?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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