Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VOOG: how they differ
SPHQ and VOOG hold 16% of their weight in the same names.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VOOG hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPHQ | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 4.51% | 6.38% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 3.78% | 1.14% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.10% | 1.11% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.80% | 0.99% |
| Visa Inc. | 4.69% | 0.84% |
| Mastercard Inc. | 4.32% | 0.75% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 3.15% | 0.73% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.54% | 0.70% |
| KLA Corp. | 3.27% | 0.70% |
| General Electric Co. | 4.16% | 0.49% |
| AppLovin Corp. | 1.56% | 0.46% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 3.34% | 0.36% |
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3.46% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 2.87% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Western Digital Corp. 2.15% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. 2.03% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Eaton Corp. PLC 1.65% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Adobe Inc. 1.45% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
| 3M Co. 1.17% | Micron Technology Inc 3.04% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 99 | 146 |
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.
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, SPHQ or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VOOG?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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