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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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RSP vs VONG: how they differ

RSP and VONG hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP and VONG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RSP and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRSPVONG
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.0.33%1.47%
Texas Instruments Inc.0.27%0.34%
GE Vernova Inc.0.25%0.79%
Quanta Services, Inc.0.25%0.24%
Amazon.com, Inc.0.24%5.07%
Arista Networks, Inc.0.24%0.50%
Broadcom Inc.0.24%5.78%
Vertiv Holdings Co.0.24%0.36%
KLA Corp.0.23%0.76%
Lam Research Corp.0.23%1.21%
Blackstone Inc.0.23%0.26%
Trane Technologies PLC0.22%0.30%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RSPOnly in VONG
Intel Corp. 0.38%Snowflake Inc 0.26%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%Spotify Technology SA 0.23%
ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%Cloudflare Inc 0.23%
Sandisk Corp. 0.32%Rocket Lab Corp 0.21%
Western Digital Corp. 0.31%Astera Labs Inc 0.13%
Ciena Corp. 0.30%NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 0.13%
Centene Corp. 0.29%Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.12%
NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.28%Natera Inc 0.09%

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.

RSP and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isS&P 500 equal weightRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.7 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.20%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50099.1%95.6%
Holdings503387

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, RSP or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VONG returned +7.2%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VONG?
RSP charges 0.20% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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