Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VGT: how they differ
SPHQ and VGT hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VGT hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPHQ | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 4.51% | 14.59% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.54% | 1.85% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.10% | 1.56% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.80% | 1.40% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. | 2.03% | 1.09% |
| KLA Corp. | 3.27% | 1.00% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 2.15% | 0.76% |
| AppLovin Corp. | 1.56% | 0.58% |
| Accenture PLC | 1.04% | 0.47% |
| Adobe Inc. | 1.45% | 0.45% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 0.85% | 0.42% |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 0.74% | 0.30% |
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| Visa Inc. 4.69% | Microsoft Corp 9.47% |
| Mastercard Inc. 4.32% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| General Electric Co. 4.16% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| Caterpillar Inc. 3.78% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3.46% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) 3.34% | Oracle Corp 1.46% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 3.15% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.35% |
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.
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 99 | 317 |
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VGT?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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