Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VONG: how they differ
SPHQ and VONG hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VONG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPHQ | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 4.51% | 11.97% |
| Visa Inc. | 4.69% | 1.57% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4.82% | 1.28% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.10% | 1.21% |
| Mastercard Inc. | 4.32% | 1.20% |
| General Electric Co. | 4.16% | 1.02% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 3.15% | 0.79% |
| KLA Corp. | 3.27% | 0.76% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 3.34% | 0.45% |
| AppLovin Corp. | 1.56% | 0.44% |
| Adobe Inc. | 1.45% | 0.32% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.80% | 0.31% |
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3.46% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 2.87% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Western Digital Corp. 2.15% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Eaton Corp. PLC 1.65% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| Newmont Corp. 1.22% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. 1.08% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
| Johnson Controls International PLC 1.05% | Alphabet Inc 3.15% |
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 | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 99 | 387 |
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.
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, SPHQ or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VONG returned +7.2%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VONG?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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