Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VUG: how they differ
SPHQ and VUG hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VUG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPHQ | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 4.51% | 11.67% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.80% | 1.60% |
| Visa Inc. | 4.69% | 1.54% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.10% | 1.51% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4.82% | 1.16% |
| Mastercard Inc. | 4.32% | 1.13% |
| KLA Corp. | 3.27% | 1.10% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 3.15% | 0.89% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 2.15% | 0.62% |
| General Electric Co. | 4.16% | 0.55% |
| TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 1.79% | 0.48% |
| AppLovin Corp. | 1.56% | 0.41% |
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc. 3.78% | NVIDIA Corp 12.63% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% | Microsoft Corp 7.62% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3.46% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) 3.34% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 2.87% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| QUALCOMM Inc. 2.03% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
| Eaton Corp. PLC 1.65% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 99 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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, SPHQ or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VUG returned +12.9%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VUG?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 97% of VUG 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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