Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs VOOG: how they differ
NOBL and VOOG hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VOOG hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NOBL | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 1.61% | 1.14% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.47% | 0.89% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.56% | 0.49% |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 1.71% | 0.40% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.55% | 0.36% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 1.36% | 0.24% |
| S&P Global, Inc. | 1.40% | 0.16% |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 1.57% | 0.13% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 1.39% | 0.04% |
| Only in NOBL | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corp. 1.77% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| JM Smucker Co. (The) 1.58% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 69 | 146 |
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.
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, NOBL or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or VOOG?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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