Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs VUG
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and VUG hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corp. | 0.38% | 0.79% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 0.34% | 0.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.33% | 2.62% |
| Sandisk Corp. | 0.32% | 0.94% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 0.31% | 0.62% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 0.27% | 0.39% |
| Quanta Services, Inc. | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 0.25% | 0.89% |
| Corning Inc. | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.24% | 4.47% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co. | 0.24% | 0.37% |
| Only in RSP | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33% | Marvell Technology Inc 0.75% |
| Centene Corp. 0.29% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.28% | Snowflake Inc 0.25% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. 0.27% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.24% |
| Microchip Technology Inc. 0.27% | Cloudflare Inc 0.23% |
| Humana Inc. 0.27% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.18% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 0.26% | Waste Connections Inc 0.14% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. 0.26% | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.13% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.3% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 503 | 147 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +18.3% and VUG returned +14.9%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or VUG?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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